#ketose any monosaccharide sugar that contains a ketone group or its hemiacetal
supertype: monosaccharide__monosaccharose__simple_sugar a sugar (like sucrose or fructose) that does not hydrolyse to give other sugars; the simplest group of carbohydrates
subtype: ketohexose a monosaccharide having six carbon atoms and a ketone group
subtype: fructose__fruit_sugar__fruitsugar__levulose__laevulose a simple sugar found in honey and in many ripe fruits
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