Ketoaldose

noun

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Noun

1
Any monosaccharide which contains both an aldehyde and a ketone functional group in equilibrium with one or more hemiacetal forms.

Synonyms

aldoketose aldoketose

Etymology

From keto- + aldose.

Related phrases

functional group

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