ketose

Japanese: ketose
ketose

...A general term for polyhydric alcohols with aldehyde or ketone groups, which are the building blocks of carbohydrates. Those that contain aldehyde groups are called aldoses, and those that contain ketone groups are called ketoses. The monosaccharide most commonly encountered in daily life is D-glucose, which has the molecular formula C 6 H 12 O 6 .

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "ketose" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…アルデヒド基もしくはケトン基をもつ多価アルコールで,炭水化物の構成単位となっている化合物の総称。アルデヒド基を含むものをアルドースaldose,ケトン基を含むものをケトースketoseと呼ぶ。日常生活で最もよく出会う単糖はD‐グルコースD‐glucose(ブドウ糖)でC6H12O6の分子式をもつ。…

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