Definition of "ketose" []

• Any of various carbohydrates containing a ketone group. (noun)

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• "I had been looking for evidence of proton transfer in enzymes that catalyzed aldose-ketose interconversions."
• "As shown in Table 1, isomerases that are specific for 2R-aldoses were found to activate the 1-R proton of the ketose produced."
• "If now the aldose groups tend to pass over into the starch form, representing a temporary overflow product of the assimilating energy, it would appear that the ketose or levulose groups are preferentially used up in the elaboration of the permanent tissue."