Pentoses

Monosaccharide sugars with five carbon atoms. The most important is ribose.


A simple sugar (monosaccharide molecule) whose backbone structure contains five carbon atoms. There exists many different pentoses. Some examples of pentoses are: ribose, arabinose, and xylose, to mention just a few.


A monosaccharide containing five carbon atoms, having the chemical formula (CH20)5.


A five-carbon sugar found in plums and cherries.


A type of sugar, elevated after ingestion of plums and cherries, and in certain rare diseases.


A simple sugar with five carbon atoms: for example, ribose and xylose.


A monosaccharide containing five carbon atoms, such as ribose in RNA and deoxyribose in DNA.


 


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