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a·rab·i·nose

(ə-răb′ə-nōs′, ăr′ə-bə-)

A pentose sugar, C₅H₁₀O₅, obtained from plant polysaccharides such as gums and hemicelluloses.

[(gum) arab(ic) + -in + -ose.]

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arabinose

(əˈræbɪˌnəʊz; -ˌnəʊs)

(Elements & Compounds) a pentose sugar in plant gums, esp of cedars and pines. It is used as a culture medium in bacteriology. Formula: C5H10O5

[C19: from arabin (from (gum) arab(ic) + -in) + -ose²]

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a•rab•i•nose

(əˈræb əˌnoʊs)

n.

a white, crystalline solid, C₅H₁₀O₅, used esp. as a culture medium in bacteriology.

[1880–85; arabin the soluble essence of certain gums = ((gum) arab(ic) + -in¹) + -ose²]

a•rab`i•nos′ic (-ˈnɒs ɪk) adj.

Translations

arabinosa

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Axis 2 primarily captures the transition from high arabinose metabolism at the negative end to high yeast extract and urea metabolism at the positive end (Table S2).

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Then, using the arabinose sugar fermentation process, E.

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Species identification thus appears to rest on arabinose assimilation and 16S rDNA sequence.

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Stephen suggested that the polysaccharide components of the gum from peach tree belonged to the arabinogalactan group with amounts of arabinose, xylose, galactose, glucose, and uronic acids [5].

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Coloration index, leached potassium, total titratable acidity, pH, electrical conductivity, caffeine, trigonelline, total phenolic compounds, sucrose, glucose, mannose, arabinose, galactose, proanthocyanidin, 3-caffeoylquinic acid, 4-caffeoylquinic acid, 5-caffeoylquinic acid, and PPO activity were evaluated in beans harvested in the crop season 2011/2012 as described below.

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The effect of this nonenzymatic alteration with four monosaccharides (glucose (G), mannose (M), arabinose (A), and rhamnose (R)) on the cell morphology and the direction of the differentiation was analyzed.

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They produce acid without gas from glucose, arabinose and xylose, but not from mannitol when ammonium sulphate was used as a source of nitrogen (18).