xylose /xy·lose/ (zi´lōs) a pentose found in plants in the form of xylans; it is used in a diagnostic test of intestinal absorption.
xylose
xylose (zī´lōs´),
xy·lose (z  l s )n. A white crystalline sugar used in dyeing and tanning and in diabetic diets. Also called wood sugar. |
xylose
[zī′lōs]
an aldopentose sugar produced by hydrolyzing straw and corn cobs. It is incompletely absorbed when taken by mouth and is used in diagnostic studies of the digestive tract.
xylose (zī´lōs´),
n wood or beechwood sugar; an aldopentose, isomeric with ribose, obtained by fermentation or hydrolysis of naturally occurring carbohydrate substances such as wood fiber.
xylose
a pentose occurring in mucopolysaccharides of connective tissue and sometimes in the urine; also obtained from vegetable gum.
xylose absorption test, d-xylose absorption test
d-xylose absorbed primarily in the duodenum and cranial jejunum; after oral administration, urine or plasma determination at timed intervals can be used as an indication of intestinal absorption.
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