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sorbose

[ sawr-bohs ]

noun

, Biochemistry.
  1. a ketohexose, C 6 H 1 2 O 6 , occurring in mountain ash and obtained industrially from sorbitol by bacterial oxidation: used in the synthesis of vitamin C.

sorbose

/ ˈsɔːbəʊs /

noun

  1. biochem 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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of sorbose1

First recorded in 1895–1900; sorb(itol) + -ose 2
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Word History and Origins

Origin of sorbose1

C19: from sorb + -ose ²
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Example Sentences

Sorbose is a crystalline solid, which is not fermentable by yeast, but which otherwise closely resembles fructose.

Sorbose is the only other ketohexose which has any importance in plant chemistry.

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