1) Sugar alcohol
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Ribitol or adonitol is a crystalline pentose alcohol (C5H12O5) formed by the reduction of ribose. It occurs naturally in the plant Adonis vernalis, as well as in the cell walls of Gram positive bacteria (specifically, as ribitol phosphate, in teichoic acids). It also contributes to the chemical structure of riboflavin and Flavin mononucleotide (FM...
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<chemical> A sugar alcohol formed by the reduction of ribose. ... Chemical name: Ribitol ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
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(ri´bĭ-tol) a sugar alcohol formed by reduction of the carbonyl group of ribose; it is a constituent of a class of teichoic acids.
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Type: Term Pronunciation: rī′bi-tol Definitions: 1. Optically inactive reduction product of ribose (-CHO at position 1 of ribose reduced to -CH
2OH); a component of riboflavin. Synonyms: adonitol
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