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Definition of Pentoses

Pentose
Pentose Pen"tose, n. [Penta- + -ose.] (Chem.) Any of a group of sugars of the formula C5H10O5, as arabinose; -- so called from the five carbon atoms in the molecule. They are not fermented by yeast.

Meaning of Pentoses from wikipedia

- In chemistry, a pentose is a monosaccharide (simple sugar) with five carbon atoms. The chemical formula of many pentoses is C 5H 10O 5, and their molecular...
- generates NADPH and pentoses (five-carbon sugars) as well as ribose 5-phosphate, a precursor for the synthesis of nucleotides. While the pentose phosphate pathway...
- one G3P as the product of fixation of 3 CO 2, with generation of three pentoses that can be converted to Ru5P.[citation needed] R5P is converted into...
- Bial's test is a chemical test for the presence of pentoses originally developed for the diagnosis of pentosuria. It is named after Manfred Bial, a German...
- color on the paper is positive for the presence of pentoses. Hydrochloric acid dehydrates pentoses (sugars containing five carbon atoms) to produce furfural...
- carbon atom from the end: Trioses: dihydroxyacetone Tetroses: erythrulose Pentoses: ribulose, xylulose Hexoses: fructose, psicose, sorbose, tagatose Heptoses:...
- glyceraldehyde-3-P to pentoses, the aldose D-ribose-5-P and the ketose D-xylulose-5-P. The second reaction catalyzed by transketolase in the pentose phosphate pathway...
- occurring sugars are in D-form. Exceptions are the methyl pentoses L-fucose and L-rhamnose and the pentose L-arabinose. However, examples of naturally-occurring...
- with the nucleoside guanosine. GMP consists of the phosphate group, the pentose sugar ribose, and the nucleobase guanine; hence it is a ribonucleotide...
- product and an intermediate of the pentose phosphate pathway. The last step of the oxidative reactions in the pentose phosphate pathway is the production...