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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

Example Sentences

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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

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

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

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

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

From The Chemistry of Plant Life by Thatcher, Roscoe Wilfred

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