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levulose

[lev-yuh-lohs] / ˈlɛv yəˌloʊs /


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Such is the influence of diastase or invertin, which in the seeds of plants brings on the conversion of starch into sugar and of cane-sugar into glucose and levulose.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various

When a solution of cane sugar is heated with hydrochloric or other dilute mineral acid, two compounds, dextrose and levulose, are formed in accordance with the following equation: C12H22O11 + H2O = C6H12O6 + C6H12O6.

From An Elementary Study of Chemistry by McPherson, William

There are two forms of sugar found in honey, dextrose and levulose.

From Four-Dimensional Vistas by Bragdon, Claude Fayette

The cane sugar, however, does not ferment directly: the enzyme in the yeast first transforms the sugar into dextrose and levulose, and these sugars then undergo alcoholic fermentation.

From An Elementary Study of Chemistry by McPherson, William

Of special interest, in its bearings on this point, is the direct transformation of levulose into furfural derivatives, which takes place under the action of condensing agents.

From Researches on Cellulose 1895-1900 by Cross, C. F.




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