levulose
English
Etymology
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Noun
levulose (plural levuloses)
- Template:carbohydrates D-fructose, the left-rotating stereoisomer of fructose
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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
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Related terms
- dextrose (right sugar)