METHYLPENTOSE


Meaning of METHYLPENTOSE in English

|methə̇l+ noun

Etymology: methyl + pentose

: a methyl derivative of a pentose : a deoxy-hexose ; especially : such a derivative CH 3 (CHOH) 4 CHO with a terminal methyl group on the carbon chain (as in fucose or rhamnose)

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