Ketohexose vs. Hexose

Ketohexosenoun

(carbohydrate) Any hexose containing a ketone group.

Ketohexosenoun

a monosaccharide having six carbon atoms and a ketone group

Hexosenoun

(carbohydrate) A sugar or saccharide containing six carbon atoms.

Hexosenoun

Any member of a group of sugars containing six carbon atoms in the molecule. Some are widely distributed in nature, esp. in ripe fruits.

Hexosenoun

a monosaccharide that contains six carbon atoms per molecule

Hexosenoun

any of the class of simple sugars whose molecules contain six carbon atoms, such as glucose and fructose. They generally have the chemical formula C₆H₁₂O₆.

Hexose

In chemistry, a hexose is a monosaccharide (simple sugar) with six carbon atoms. The chemical formula for all hexoses is C6H12O6, and their molecular weight is 180.156 g/mol.Hexoses exist in two forms, open-chain or cyclic, that easily convert into each other in aqueous solutions.