Illustrated Glossary of Organic Chemistry
Fruct
ose
(fruit
sugar
; laevul
ose
):
A
ketohexose
monosaccharide
. Exists almost exclusively as
fructofuranose
. A major component of
high fructose corn syrup
.
Molecular Structure
of (
D
)-Fruct
ose
Fischer projection
Related terms:
Allose
,
altrose
,
glucose
,
dextrose
,
grape sugar
,
blood sugar
,
glucopyranose
,
lactose
,
maltose
,
sucrose
,
trehalose
,
mannose
,
gulose
,
idose
,
galactose
,
galactopyranose
,
talose
,
triose
,
tetrose
,
pentose
,
hexose
,
aldose
,
ketose
,
aldotriose
,
ketotriose
,
aldotetrose
,
ketotetrose
,
aldopentose
,
ketopentose
,
ketohexose
,
disaccharide
,
oligosaccharide
,
polysaccharide
,
cellulose
,
starch
,
amylose
,
amylopectin
,
L
,
wedges
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