Does glucose and fructose have same number of chiral carbons
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A ketose is a sugar that has a ketone group in each of its molecule. ... In comparison to other aldoses, ketones willhave one less chiral carbon than aldoses even though they share the same number of carbon atoms. Thus, when forming a ring, the ketone at the second carbon will be utilized to form a ring.
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