pentose
21Pentose — Pento̱se [zu gr. πεντε = fünf] w; , n: in den ↑Nukleinsäuren enthaltener Einfachzucker (mit fünf C Atomen im Molekül; Chem.) …
22Pentose — Pen|to|se die; , n <zu 2↑...ose> in der Natur weit verbreitetes Monosaccharid mit fünf Kohlenstoffatomen; Einfachzucker …
23pentose — pentəʊs n. monosaccharide that contains 5 carbon atoms (Chemistry) …
24pentose — [ pɛntəʊz, s] noun Chemistry any of the class of simple sugars whose molecules contain five carbon atoms (e.g. ribose) …
25pentose — pen·tose …
26pentose — n. a simple sugar with five carbon atoms: for example, ribose and xylose …
27pentose — pen•tose [[t]ˈpɛn toʊs[/t]] n. chem. a monosaccharide containing five atoms of carbon, as xylose, C5H10O5, or produced from pentosans by hydrolysis • Etymology: < G (1890); see pent , ose II …
28pentose — /ˈpɛntoʊz/ (say pentohz), / oʊs/ (say ohs) noun a monosaccharide containing five atoms of carbon, and produced from pentosans by hydrolysis. {pent + ose2} …
29pentose — n. Biochem. any monosaccharide containing five carbon atoms, including ribose. Etymology: PENTA + OSE(2) …
30pentose phosphate pathway — (pen tōs) The pathway that oxidizes glucose 6 phosphate to ribulose 5 phosphate and then converts it to a variety of three to seven carbon sugars; it forms several important products (NADPH for biosynthesis, pentoses, and other sugars) and also… …
