arabinose

arabinose

English

Etymology

From arabin +‎ -ose.

Noun

arabinose (plural arabinoses)

1. (biochemistry) An aldopentose that occurs most often in polysaccharides such as hemicellulose and pectin.

Derived terms

• arabinoside
• cytosine arabinoside

Related terms

• arabinan
• arabinase

Translations

aldopentose that occurs most often in polysaccharides

Chinese: Mandarin: 阿拉伯糖 (zh) (ā lā bó táng) Esperanto: arabinozo Finnish: arabinoosi

Italian: arabinosio m Portuguese: arabinose f Spanish: arabinosa f Thai: น้ำตาลอาราบิโนส (nám dtaan aaraabìnôht)

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Portuguese

Noun

arabinose f (plural arabinoses)

1. (biochemistry) arabinose (aldopentose that occurs most often in polysaccharides)