hexose

American  

[hek-sohs] / ˈhɛk soʊs /

noun

1. any of a class of sugars containing six atoms of carbon, including glucose and fructose.

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hexose British  

/ -əʊz, ˈhɛksəʊs /

noun

1. a monosaccharide, such as glucose, that contains six carbon atoms per molecule

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hexose Scientific  

/ hĕk′sōs′ /

1. Any of various simple sugars (monosaccharides), such as glucose and fructose, that have six carbon atoms per molecule.

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Etymology

Origin of hexose

First recorded in 1890–95; hex- ( def. ) + -ose ²

Example Sentences

A different group of carrier proteins called glucose transport proteins, or GLUTs, are involved in transporting glucose and other hexose sugars through plasma membranes within the body.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

Pen, pentose; Hex, hexose; HexA, corresponding sugar acid. bPairs of saponins with the same chemical formula but different retention times.

From Nature • Feb. 7, 2017

Pen, pentose; Hex, hexose; HexA, corresponding sugar acid. bPairs of saponins with the same chemical formula but different retention times.

From Nature • Feb. 7, 2017

If the disaccharide maltose is formed from two glucose monosaccharides, which are hexose sugars, how many atoms of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen does maltose contain and why?

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

They are original products of assimilation, and not subject to secondary changes after elaboration such as to alter either their constitution or their relationship to the normal hexose groups of the tissue-complex.

From Researches on Cellulose 1895-1900 by Cross, C. F.