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Levulose vs Psicose - What's the difference?

levulose | psicose |

As nouns the difference between levulose and psicose

is that levulose is levulose while psicose is (carbohydrate) the monosaccharide (3r,4r,5r)-1,3,4,5,6-pentahydroxyhexan-2-one that is an epimer of fructose.

levulose

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (carbohydrate) D-fructose, the left-rotating stereoisomer of fructose

    • Alternative forms

    * * laevulose

    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

    Synonyms

    * levoglucose * D-fructose / D-Fructose

    Antonyms

    * L-fructose / L-Fructose

    Hypernyms

    * fructose * ketohexose * hexose * monosaccharide

    Related terms

    * dextrose (right sugar)

    psicose

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia psicose) (en noun)
  • (carbohydrate) The monosaccharide (3R,4R,5R)-1,3,4,5,6-pentahydroxyhexan-2-one that is an epimer of fructose

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