rhamnose

[ ram-nohs, -nohz ]

noun

, Biochemistry.

1. deoxymannose; a deoxy hexose sugar, C 6 H 1 2 O 5 , that is an important component of the polysaccharides of plant cell walls.

Word History and Origins

Origin of rhamnose¹

< German (1887), equivalent to Greek rhámn ( os ) thorn bush + German -ose -ose ²

Example Sentences

Fustin, on heating with dilute sulphuric acid, gave fisetin and a sugar supposed to be rhamnose.

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The exception referred to is the occurrence of a free sugar, supposed to be rhamnose, in a certain palm-wine.

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The plant, it will be remembered, was originally extracted with ether in which rhamnose is practically insoluble.

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The solution then gave the above mentioned characteristic tests for rhamnose.

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By warming with alkalies or barium hydroxide, rhamnose is colored yellow.

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