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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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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.

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

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

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

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 Thatcher, Roscoe Wilfred

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