Sorbose (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun Biochemistry.
  1. a ketohexose, C6H12O6, occurring in mountain ash and obtained industrially from sorbitol by bacterial oxidation: used in the synthesis of vitamin C.
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  1. a sweet-tasting hexose sugar derived from the berries of the mountain ash by bacterial action: used in the synthesis of ascorbic acid. Formula: CH 2 OH(CHOH) 3 COCH 2 OH
Sorbose (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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