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Fructose is an example of :

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Fructose, C6H12O6, has six carbons and a ketone C=O group at C-2.
Updated On: Nov 4, 2026
  • Heptose
  • Pyranose
  • Ketohexose
  • Aldohexose
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The Correct Option is C

Solution and Explanation

Fructose has the molecular formula C6H12O6, so it is a hexose (six carbon atoms, not a heptose).
Its open chain structure is HOCH2-CO-(CHOH)3-CH2OH, with the carbonyl group as a ketone at C-2, so it is a ketose, not an aldose.
Hence fructose is a ketohexose. (Pyranose/furanose describe ring forms, not the class of sugar.)
Answer: (3) Ketohexose
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