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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:...
- express pyruvate formate lyase, and most species do not ferment pentoses. In L. crispatus, pentose metabolism is strain specific and acquired by lateral gene...
- from hexoses are known as hexuronic acids and uronic acids derived from pentoses are known as penturonic acids. Some of these compounds have important biochemical...
- metabolic pathways that a tetrose is involved in is the Pentose Phosphate Pathway. In the Pentose Phosphate Pathway, there is an oxidative stage and a non-oxidative...
- In the usual route, dehydratase enzymes convert glucose to kojic acid. Pentoses are also viable precursors in which case dihydroxyacetone is invoked as...