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ketotriose — A three carbon sugar possessing a ketone group; I.E., dihydroxyacetone. * * * ke·to·tri·ose (ke″to triґōs) a ketose containing three carbon atoms; see dihydroxyacetone … Medical dictionary
Triose — A triose is a monosaccharide containing three carbon atoms. There are only two trioses, an aldotriose (glyceraldehyde) and a ketotriose (dihydroxyacetone). Trioses are important in respiration. Namely, lactic acid and pyruvic acid are derived… … Wikipedia
Monosaccharide — Monosaccharides (from Greek monos: single, sacchar: sugar) are the most basic units of biologically important carbohydrates. They are the simplest form of sugar and are usually colorless, water soluble, crystalline solids. Some monosaccharides… … Wikipedia
Disaccharide — A disaccharide or biose[1] is the carbohydrate formed when two monosaccharides undergo a condensation reaction which involves the elimination of a small molecule, such as water, from the functional groups only. Like monosaccharides, disaccharides … Wikipedia
Glucose — This article is about the naturally occurring D form of glucose. For the L form, see L Glucose. D glucose … Wikipedia
Lactose — (Milk sugar) IUPAC name β D galactopyranosyl (1→4) D glucose … Wikipedia
Sugar — For other uses, see Sugar (disambiguation). For common table sugar, see Sucrose. White sugar redirects here. For the Joanne Shaw Taylor album, see White Sugar (album) … Wikipedia
Fructose — D Fructose … Wikipedia
Sucrose — Sucrose … Wikipedia
Galactose — Galactose … Wikipedia
