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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
Abstract 
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… 
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
A study of drug metabolism linked to cytochrome P-450 in isolated rat-liver cells.
Isolated rat liver cells were found to catalyze the cytochrome P-450 dependent, oxidative metabolism of alprenolol [1-(2… 
1971
1971
Studies on the biosynthesis of mitomycin C by Streptomyces verticillatus.
Of a series of 14C-labeled substrates tested as precursors of mitomycin C, D-glucose was the most effective. L-Methionine-methyl… 
Highly Cited
1967
Highly Cited
1967
Photosynthesis in Rhodospirillum rubrum. 3. Metabolic control of reductive pentose phosphate and tricarboxylic acid cycle enzymes.
Enzymes of the reductive pentose phosphate cycle including ribulose-diphosphate carboxylase, ribulose-5-phosphate kinase, ribose… 
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… 
1958
1958
The pentose phosphate pathway in human erythrocytes; relationship between the age of the subject and enzyme activity.
Metabolism in erythrocytes was studied in a group of premature and full-term, newborn, healthy infants by assay of the following… 
1946
1946
Localization of ribonucleic acid in the cytoplasm of liver cells.
The attempt has been made to determine the character of the basophile material that occurs normally in the cytoplasm of liver…