
1) Carbohydrate chemistry
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A furanose is a collective term for carbohydrates that have a chemical structure that includes a five-membered ring system consisting of four carbon atoms and one oxygen atom. The name derives from its similarity to the oxygen heterocycle furan, but the furanose ring does not have double bonds. ==Structural properties== The furanose ring is a cycl...
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<biochemistry> A simple sugar that contains a furan ring (a monocyclicether ring with four carbons and one oxygen atom). ... (09 Oct 1997) ...
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Type: Term Pronunciation: fyū′ră-nōs Definitions: 1. A saccharide unit or molecule containing the furan cyclic structure; specific examples are preceded by prefixes indicating the configuration, fructofuranose, ribofuranose.
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