l-sorbose


l-sor·bose

(sōr'bōs), A very sweet reducing, but not fermentable, 2-ketohexose obtained from the berries of the rowan/mountain ash, Sorbus aucuparia (family Rosaceae), and from sorbitol by fermentation with Acetobacter suboxydans; epimeric with d-fructose and used in the manufacture of vitamin C. Synonym(s): sorbin, sorbinose, sorbitose