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Sugars are technically called carbohydrats, referring to the fact that their formulae are only multiple of C `(H_2O)`. Hexoses therefore have six carbons, twelve hydrogens and six oxygen atoms. Glucose is a hexose.
Choose form among the following another hexose.

A

Fructose

B

Erythrose

C

Ribulose

D

Ribose

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