Organic Chemical
arabinose Audio
a·rab·i·nose [ uh-rab-uh-nohs, ar-uh-buh- ]
Subclass of:
Pentoses
Definitions related to arabinose:
  • A pentose which is an epimer at C-2 of ribose (in Fisher projection). A diastereomer at C-2 and C-3 of xylose (in Fisher projection).
    CRCH Nutrition Terminology
    Cancer Research Center of Hawaii, University of Hawaii, 2021
  • Simple five carbon sugar widely distributed in plants in the form of complex polysaccharides, glycosides, and mucilages; also occurs in some bacteria.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
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