levulose

levulose: see fructose.

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fructose

 or levulose or fruit sugar

Organic compound, one of the simple sugars (monosaccharides), chemical formula C₆H₁₂O₆. It occurs in fruits, honey, syrups (especially corn syrup), and certain vegetables, usually along with its isomer glucose. Fructose and glucose are the components of the disaccharide sucrose (table sugar); hydrolysis of sucrose yields invert sugar, a 50:50 mixture of fructose and glucose. The sweetest of the common sugars, fructose is used in foods and medicines.

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levulose [′lev·yə‚lōs]

(biochemistry)

LevorotatoryD-fructose.