furanose
(fyur′ə-nōs′)- A sugar having a cyclic structure resembling that of furan.
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furanose
[fyur′ə-nōs′]
- Any of a class of simple sugars (monosaccharides) that has a ring containing four carbon atoms and one oxygen atom (a furan ring). Fructose and ribose are furanoses.
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