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

Word History and Origins

Origin of sorbose¹

First recorded in 1895–1900; sorb(itol) + -ose ²

Word History and Origins

Origin of sorbose¹

C19: from sorb + -ose ²

Example Sentences

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

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg