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Q. Which of the following is ketohexose ?

VITEEEVITEEE 2008

Solution:

The term hexose refers to the presence of six carbon atoms and term keto shows the presence of ketonic group. Thus, the compound which contains $6 \,C$ atoms and one
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group is called ketohexose. Among the given only glucose and fructose are six $C$ compounds. Out of them, glucose contains an aldehyde group while fructose contains a ketonic group. Hence, the example of ketohexose is