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• Xylose - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

  Xylose or wood sugar is an aldopentose — a monosaccharide containing five carbon atoms and including an aldehyde functional group. It has chemical formula C 5 H 10 O 5.

• xylose - definition of xylose in the Medical dictionary - by the Free ...

  xylose /xy·lose/ (zi´los) a pentose found in plants in the form of xylans; it is used in a diagnostic test of intestinal absorption. xy·lose (z l s)

• Xylose metabolism - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

  Xylose is a five-carbon monosaccharide that can be metabolized into useful products by a variety of organisms. One such organism that can naturally metabolize xylose is the yeast ...