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ketoheptose

ketoheptose

9.9
A simple sugar made of seven carbon atoms with a ketone group
  • noun
  • /ˌkiːtoʊˈhɛptoʊs/
  • Specialized
: cetoheptosa
  • A major difference between an aldoheptose and a ketoheptose is the location of the carbonyl group.

Examples

  • Scientists synthesized a new ketoheptose to study its metabolic pathways.

  • The biochemistry textbook described ketoheptose as a rare sugar found in certain bacteria.

  • The ketoheptose molecule is essential in certain metabolic pathways.

  • Researchers are studying the properties of ketoheptoses in biochemistry.

  • A major difference between an aldoheptose and a ketoheptose is the location of the carbonyl group.

  • Scientists synthesized a new ketoheptose to study its metabolic pathways.

  • The biochemistry textbook described ketoheptose as a rare sugar found in certain bacteria.

Surface Forms

ketoheptose singular
ketoheptoses plural

Morphology

ketoheptose = heptose (semi-transparent) = keto + hept + ose

Formed by the productive chemical combining prefix 'keto-' attached to 'heptose'; morphologically regular but the components are specialized technical terms likely unfamiliar to general learners.

Etymology

Ketoheptose combines three parts: keto- 'ketone' (a small chemical part with oxygen), hept- 'seven', and -ose 'sugar', the same ending as glucose and fructose. So a ketoheptose is a 'seven-carbon sugar' that has a ketone group, which explains the word's modern meaning.