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ketotriose

ketotriose

9.9
A simple sugar with three carbon atoms and a ketone on the middle carbon, for example dihydroxyacetone
  • noun
  • /ˌkiːtoʊˈtraɪoʊs/
  • Specialized
: cetotriosa
  • Dihydroxyacetone is the only naturally occurring ketotriose found in biological systems.

Examples

  • The metabolism of the ketotriose dihydroxyacetone plays a key role in glycolysis.

  • Researchers analyzed the crystalline structure of the ketotriose to understand its properties.

  • A ketotriose is a simple sugar.

  • The ketotriose molecule is essential in biochemistry.

  • Dihydroxyacetone is the only naturally occurring ketotriose found in biological systems.

  • Researchers analyzed the crystalline structure of the ketotriose to understand its properties.

  • The metabolism of the ketotriose dihydroxyacetone plays a key role in glycolysis.

Synonyms

triose
vsketotriose
  • Specialized
9.9

A simple sugar that has three carbon atoms in each molecule

is a three carbon monosaccharide that also has a ketone group
ketose
vsketotriose
  • Specialized
9.9

A simple sugar that has a ketone group, for example fructose

is the three carbon form of that ketone containing monosaccharide

Surface Forms

ketotriose singular
ketotrioses plural

Morphology

ketotriose = triose (semi-transparent) = keto + triose

Formally built from 'keto' (ketone) + 'triose' (three-carbon sugar), but both elements are technical combining forms that are unfamiliar to an average B1 learner.

Etymology

Ketotriose comes from parts you can recognise: keto- meaning 'ketone' and tri- plus -ose meaning 'three' and 'sugar', and you see -ose in common words like glucose and fructose. So a ketotriose is a sugar with three carbon atoms that has a ketone group, as in dihydroxyacetone.