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rhamnose

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[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.


Etymology

Origin of rhamnose

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

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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

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

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

Glycyphyllin, C21H24O9, found in leaves of Smilax, yields rhamnose and phloretin, when hydrolyzed.

From The Chemistry of Plant Life by Roscoe Wilfred Thatcher

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

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