rhamnose

American  

[ram-nohs, -nohz] / ˈræm noʊs, -noʊz /

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.

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Etymology

Origin of rhamnose

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

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Isoquercitrin, C21H20O12, is derived from the same flavone, but contains glucose instead of rhamnose, as the sugar constituent of the glucoside.

From The Chemistry of Plant Life by Roscoe Wilfred Thatcher

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

Some are known, however, which are derivatives of galactose or rhamnose; while in some cases the exact nature of the sugar which is present has not yet been determined.

From The Chemistry of Plant Life by Roscoe Wilfred Thatcher

From these data it can be seen that the presence of glucose or rhamnose at a level of 1.25 percent improved sperm survival during the period of equilibration.

From Preservation of Bull Semen at Sub-Zero Temperatures by M. E. Friedman

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