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

Example Sentences

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 Friedman, M. E.

Quercitrin, C21H22O12, is a yellow dyestuff found in Quercus tinctoria; it hydrolyses to rhamnose and quercetin, a dioxy-β-phenyl-trioxybenzo-γ-pyrone.

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 Thatcher, Roscoe Wilfred

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 Thatcher, Roscoe Wilfred

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