rhamnose

American  

[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.

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Etymology

Origin of rhamnose

< German (1887), equivalent to Greek rhámn ( os ) thorn bush + German -ose -ose ²

Example Sentences

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

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

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

Glucosides which are derivatives of rhamnose require a special enzyme, known as rhamnase, for their hydrolysis.

From The Chemistry of Plant Life by Thatcher, Roscoe Wilfred

Some are known, however, which are derivatives of galactose or rhamnose; while in some cases the exact nature of the sugar which is present has not yet been determined.

From The Chemistry of Plant Life by Thatcher, Roscoe Wilfred