rhamnose
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of rhamnose
< German (1887), equivalent to Greek rhámn ( os ) thorn bush + German -ose -ose 2
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Glycyphyllin, C21H24O9, found in leaves of Smilax, yields rhamnose and phloretin, when hydrolyzed.
From The Chemistry of Plant Life by Roscoe Wilfred Thatcher
Although glucose is the commonest sugar present in glucosides, many are known which yield rhamnose or iso-dulcite; these may be termed pentosides.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" by Various
One trisaccharide of the reducing sugar type, namely rhamnose, exists in plants as a constituent of the glucoside xanthorhamnin.
From The Chemistry of Plant Life by Roscoe Wilfred Thatcher
Chrysophanic acid, a dioxymethylanthraquinone, occurs in rhubarb, which also contains emodin, a trioxymethylanthraquinone; this substance occurs in combination with rhamnose in frangula bark.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" by Various
Glucosides which are derivatives of rhamnose require a special enzyme, known as rhamnase, for their hydrolysis.
From The Chemistry of Plant Life by Roscoe Wilfred Thatcher
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