arabinose
a white, crystalline, water-soluble solid, C5H10O5, obtained from plant gums or made synthetically from glucose, used chiefly as a culture medium in bacteriology.
Origin of arabinose
1- Also called pectinose, pectin sugar .
Other words from arabinose
- a·rab·i·nos·ic [uh-rab-uh-nos-ik, ar-uh-buh-], /əˌræb əˈnɒs ɪk, ˌær ə bə-/, adjective
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How to use arabinose in a sentence
The wound gums, for example, yield arabinose, and the wood gums yield xylose.
The Chemistry of Plant Life | Roscoe Wilfred ThatcherWhen hydrolyzed, they yield arabinose and a hexose; the latter is sometimes galactose and sometimes mannose.
The Chemistry of Plant Life | Roscoe Wilfred ThatcherIt is, therefore, similar to amygdalin, except that one glucose molecule is replaced by arabinose.
The Chemistry of Plant Life | Roscoe Wilfred ThatcherThis was directly established for glucose, lævulose, galactose, and arabinose .
Researches on Cellulose | C. F. CrossOn hydrolysis, it yields glucose, arabinose, and d-mandelo nitrile.
The Chemistry of Plant Life | Roscoe Wilfred Thatcher
British Dictionary definitions for arabinose
/ (əˈræbɪˌnəʊz, -ˌnəʊs) /
a pentose sugar in plant gums, esp of cedars and pines. It is used as a culture medium in bacteriology. Formula: C 5 H 10 O 5
Origin of arabinose
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