hexose /hex·ose/ (hek´sōs) a monosaccharide containing six carbon atoms in a molecule.
hexose
hex·ose (h k s s )n. Any of various simple sugars, such as glucose and fructose, that have six carbon atoms per molecule. |
hexose
[hek′sōs]
Etymology: Gk, hex, six, glykys, sweet
a monosaccharide that contains six carbon atoms in the molecule. Glucose, mannose, and fructose are the principal hexoses found in nature, as well as being the principal absorbable end products of carbohydrate digestion.
hexose
a monosaccharide containing six carbon atoms in a molecule.
hexose monophosphate shunt
metabolic pathway starting from glucose-6-phosphate, and leading to the production of NADPH for reductive syntheses, ribose sugars for nucleic acid synthesis and for the diversification and rearrangement of sugars.
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