Essential Biochemistry - Carbohydrate Chemistry (Section 7 - No. 6)
What is the difference between an aldose and a ketose?
Aldoses contain a ketone group, ketoses an aldehyde group.
Aldoses contain an aldehyde group, ketoses a ketone group.
Aldoses have more carbon atoms than ketoses.
Aldoses are cyclic, ketoses are linear.
Explanation
Aldoses contain an aldehyde group, whereas ketoses contain a ketone group.
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