levulose
See also: lévulose
English
Etymology
Blend of laevus + l + -ose (latin for "left" + connector "l" + sugar) (left sugar)
Noun
levulose (plural levuloses)
- (biochemistry) D-fructose, the left-rotating stereoisomer of fructose
Usage notes
This is not L-fructose, despite being named that way; it is D-fructose, due to the origins of stereochemistry and sugar research
Alternative forms
- lævulose
- laevulose
Synonyms
- levoglucose
- D-fructose / D-Fructose
Antonyms
- L-fructose / L-Fructose
Hypernyms
- fructose
- ketohexose
- hexose
- monosaccharide
Related terms
- dextrose (right sugar)