xylulose
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[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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xylulose
a 5-CARBON KETOSE sugar.Collins Dictionary of Biology, 3rd ed. © W. G. Hale, V. A. Saunders, J. P. Margham 2005
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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