xylulose
(redirected from xyloketose)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).
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
xylulose
/xy·lu·lose/ (zi´lu-lōs) a pentose epimeric with ribulose, occurring naturally as both l- and d-isomers. The latter is excreted in the urine in essential pentosuria; the former, in phosphorylated form, is an intermediate in the pentose phosphate pathway.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.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.
xylulose
a pentose sugar occurring as d-xylulose and as l-xylulose, one of the few l-sugars found in nature; it is sometimes excreted in the urine. See also pentosuria.