ketose

English

Etymology

keto- +‎ -ose

Noun

ketose (plural ketoses)

1. (biochemistry) A saccharide containing a ketone functional group.
   • 1895, Richard Lloyd Whiteley, chapter XXXV, in Organic Chemistry: The Fatty Compounds‎^[1], London, New York: Longmans, Green, and Co., →OCLC, page 263:

     The saccharides include such substances as dextrose and levulose, which are typical examples of the two classes into which these bodies are divisible, viz. the Aldoses and Ketoses.

Derived terms

• ketoside
• ketosamine
• xyloketose

Translations

saccharide containing a ketone functional group

• Catalan: cetosa f
• Esperanto: ketozo
• Finnish: ketoosi
• French: cétose (fr) f
• Hungarian: ketóz
• Norwegian: ketose (no) m
• Russian: кето́за f (ketóza)
• Spanish: cetosa f