ABC26OR0116 · Natural Products

Subject: Organic Chemistry · Chapter: Natural Products · Topic: Natural Products – General · Exam: CSIR-NET DEC 2018 · Marks: 2 · Difficulty: Medium

The keto-hexose among the following is

(a)Xylose

(b)Galactose

(c)Fructose

(d)Mannose

Answer

Answer (as printed): C

Explanation

Among the given options, fructose is the only one which contains a ketonic functional group, having six carbon atoms, thus called as ketohexose.