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Pentoses

Known as: Pentose, Pentoses [Chemical/Ingredient] 
A class of carbohydrates that contains five carbon atoms.
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2-deoxyapiolactone3-C-(hydroxymethyl)lyxose4-thio-2-deoxy-pentofuranoseArabinose
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Monosaccharides

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1992
1992
Stereoselective transformations mediated by chiral monocyclo-pentadienyl titanium, zirconium, and hafnium complexes
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1983
1983
Hemicellulose hydrolysis and fermentation of resulting pentoses to ethanol
Hemicellulose can be hydrolyzed from lignocellulosics under mild acidic conditions resulting in the release of pentoses and other… 
1983
1983
Glutathione oxidation and activation of pentose phosphate cycle during hydroperoxide metabolism. A comparison of livers from fed and fasted rats.
Perfusion of livers from fed and fasted rats with 0.07--0.1 mM t-butyl hydroperoxide for 15 min decreased the levels of reduced… 
1978
1978
Regulation of the oxidative phase of the pentose phosphate cycle in mussels.
1. The mechanisms that control the oxidative phase of the pentose phosphate cycle in mussel hepatopancreas were investigated. 2… 
1975
1975
Lethal effects of low and "null" activity alleles of 6-phosphogluconate dehydrogenase in Drosophila melanogaster.
EMS-induced "null" and low activity alleles for 6-phosphogluconate dehydrogenase were characterized with respect to enzymatic… 
Highly Cited
1974
Highly Cited
1974
Two isoenzymes of glucosephosphate isomerase from spinach leaves and their intracellular compartmentation.
From spinach leaves (Spinacea oleracea L.) two isoenzymes of glucosephosphate isomerase can be separated by DEAE-cellulose ion… 
1965
1965
Estimation of the pentose cycle in the perfused cow's udder.
1. The distributions of (14)C have been compared in the glucose and galactose moieties of lactose obtained from cows' udders… 
Review
1960
Review
1960
Pentose Phosphate Pathway as a Major Component of Induced Respiration of Carrot and Potato Slices.
When washed at moderate temperatures, slices of many underground storage organs show a steady rise in their rate of respiration… 
Highly Cited
1958
Highly Cited
1958
Conformational specificity in a biological sugar transport system.
The ‘carrier’ system in the surface of the human erythrocyte, facilitating passage of monosaccharides through the cell membrane… 
1951
1951
Enzymatic formation of pentose phosphate from 6-phosphogluconate.
In 1933 (1) Warburg and Christian reported the formation of 6-phosphogluconate from glucose-6-phosphate and later the further…