ketose

Types:

ketohexose

a monosaccharide having six carbon atoms and a ketone group

fructose, fruit sugar, laevulose, levulose

a simple sugar found in honey and in many ripe fruits

Type of:

monosaccharide, monosaccharose, simple sugar

a sugar (like sucrose or fructose) that does not hydrolyse to give other sugars; the simplest group of carbohydrates