Medical Definition of Aldopentose

1. A monosaccharide with five carbon atoms, of which one is a (potential) aldehyde group; e.g., ribose. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Aldopentose

aldohexose
aldoketomutase
aldol
aldol
aldolase
aldolase
aldolases
aldolization
aldolizations
aldols
aldol condensation
aldol reaction
Aldomet
aldonate lactonohydrolase
aldonic acids
aldopentose (current term)
aldoril
aldose
aldose
aldose-ketose isomerases
aldoses
aldose 1-epimerase
aldose mutarotase
aldose reductase
aldose reductase inhibitor
aldoside
aldosterone
aldosterone
aldosterones
aldosterone antagonist

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