xylulose

xylulose

 [zi´lu-lōs]

a pentose sugar occurring as d-xylulose and l-xylulose, one of the few l sugars found in nature; it is sometimes excreted in the urine (see pentosuria).

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xy·lu·lose

(zī'lū-lōs),

threo-Pentulose; a 2-ketopentose. l-Xylulose appears in the urine in cases of essential pentosuria; it is also an intermediate in the glucuronate pathway.

Synonym(s): xyloketose

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xy·lu·lose

(zī'lyū-lōs)

Threo-pentulose; a ketopentose that appears in the urine in cases of essential pentosuria; it is also an intermediate in the glucuronate pathway.

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Fig. 317 Xylulose . Molecular structure of D-xylulose.

xylulose

a 5-CARBON KETOSE sugar.

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xy·lu·lose

(zī'lyū-lōs)

A 2-ketopentose that appears in urine in patients with essential pentosuria; it is also an intermediate in the glucuronate pathway.

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