Term Name: | D-fructose |
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Synonyms: | D-arabino-hex-2-ulose, D-arabino-Hexulose, D-Fru, D-fructose, D-laevulose, Fruit sugar, Laevulose, Levulose |
Definition: | Fructose is a levorotatory monosaccharide and an isomer of glucose. Although fructose is a hexose (6 carbon sugar), it generally exists as a 5-member hemiketal ring (a furanose). |
Ontology: | ChEBI [CHEBI:15824] ( EBI ) |