Biologically Active Substance
xylose Audio
xy·lose [ zahy-lohs ]
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Definitions related to xylose:
  • A pentose with a structure like glucose with a removed CH-OH group at carbon-5 (in Fisher projection).
    CRCH Nutrition Terminology
    Cancer Research Center of Hawaii, University of Hawaii, 2021
  • White crystalline sugar extracted from wood or straw; used in dyeing and tanning and in diabetic diets; also called wood sugar.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
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