hexose

American

[hek-sohs] / ˈhɛk soʊs /

noun

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

hexose British

/ ˈhɛksəʊs, -əʊz /

noun

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

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hexose Scientific

/ hĕk′sōs′ /

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

Etymology

Origin of hexose

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

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

From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022

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

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

If the disaccharide maltose is formed from two glucose monosaccharides, which are hexose sugars, how many atoms of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen does maltose contain and why?

From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013

Under the influence of ATP, phosphoglyceric acid is synthesized and further built up by way of carbohydrate phosphates to hexose sugars and finally to starch.

From History of Phosphorus by Eduard Farber

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