Lyxose is an aldopentose — a monosaccharide containing five carbon atoms, and including an aldehyde functional group. It has chemical formula {carbon}5{hydrogen}10{oxygen}5. It is a C`-2 carbon epimer of the sugar Xylose. Lyxose occurs only rarely in nature, for example, as a component of bacterial glycolipids. ...
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(from the article `carbohydrate`) ...in a molecule, as is the case with sugars having four or more carbon atoms, a series of DL pairs exists, and they are functionally, physically, ...
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An aldopentose; d-lyxose is epimeric with both d-arabinose and d-xylose; l-lyxose is epimeric with d-ribose. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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Type: Term Pronunciation: lik′sōs Definitions: 1. An aldopentose; d-lyxose is epimeric with both d-arabinose and d-xylose; l-lyxose is epimeric with d-ribose.
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