hexose

American  

[hek-sohs] / ˈhɛk soʊs /

noun

1. any of a class of sugars containing six atoms of carbon, including glucose and fructose.

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hexose British  

/ ˈhɛksəʊs, -əʊz /

noun

1. a monosaccharide, such as glucose, that contains six carbon atoms per molecule

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hexose Scientific  

/ hĕk′sōs′ /

1. Any of various simple sugars (monosaccharides), such as glucose and fructose, that have six carbon atoms per molecule.

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Etymology

Origin of hexose

First recorded in 1890–95; hex- ( def. ) + -ose ²

Example Sentences

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hexose

A different group of carrier proteins called glucose transport proteins, or GLUTs, are involved in transporting glucose and other hexose sugars through plasma membranes within the body.

From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022

Ribose, C5H10O5, and hexose, C6H12O6, form stable five- and six-carbon rings.

From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022

Pen, pentose; Hex, hexose; HexA, corresponding sugar acid. bPairs of saponins with the same chemical formula but different retention times.

From Nature ● Feb. 7, 2017

Three of these are the hexose sugars, so called because they each contain six atoms of carbon.

From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013

Harden received it for his research in fermentation, which showed the influence of phosphate, particularly the formation of a hexose diphosphate.

From History of Phosphorus by Eduard Farber