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pentose /pen·tose/ (pen´tōs) a monosaccharide containing five carbon atoms in a molecule.

pen·tose (p

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Any of a class of monosaccharides having five carbon atoms per molecule and including ribose and several other sugars.

pentose

[pen′tōs]

Etymology: Gk, pente, five; L, osus, having

a monosaccharide made of carbohydrate molecules, each containing five carbon atoms. It is produced by the body and is elevated after the ingestion of certain fruits, such as plums and cherries, and in certain rare diseases.

pentose [pen´tōs]

a monosaccharide containing five carbon atoms in a molecule.

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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