disturbance of fructose metabolism resulting from a hereditary disorder or intolerance. Normally, fructose is first metabolized in the body to ... [1 related articles] Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/f/66
Excretion of fructose in the urine. ... Synonym: levulosuria. ... Origin: fructose + G. Ouron, urine ... Essential fructosuria, a benign, asymptomatic inborn error of metabolism due to deficiency of fructokinase, the first enzyme in the specific fructose pathway; fructose appears in the blood and urine, but is simply excreted unchanged; autosomal r... Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20973
(frook″to-su´re-ә) the presence of fructose in the urine. essential fructosuria a benign, autosomal recessive disorder of carbohydrate metabolism due to a defect in fructokinase and manifested only by fructose in the blood and urine. Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21001