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pentose
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pentose /pen·tose/ (pen´tos) a monosaccharide containing five carbon atoms in a molecule.
pen·tose (pnts, -tz)
n.
Any of a class of monosaccharides having five carbon atoms per molecule and including ribose and several other sugars.
pentose
a monosaccharide containing five carbon atoms in a molecule.
pentose cycle
see pentose phosphate pathway (below).
pentose phosphate pathway
called also pentose cycle; see pentose phosphate pathway.


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