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pentosuria — The excretion of one or more pentoses in elevated amounts in the urine. alimentary p. the urinary excretion of l arabinose and l xylose, as the result of the excessive ingestion of fruits containing these pentoses. essential p. [MIM*260800] a… … Medical dictionary
xylulose — threo Pentulose; a 2 ketopentose. l X. appears in the urine in cases of essential pentosuria; it is also an intermediate in the glucuronate pathway. SYN: xyloketose. x. 5 phosphate the d isomer is an intermediate in the pentose phosphate … Medical dictionary
test — 1. To prove; to try a substance; to determine the chemical nature of a substance by means of reagents. 2. A method of examination, as to determine the presence or absence of a definite disease or of some substance in any of the fluids, tissues,… … Medical dictionary
l-xylulosuria — SYN: essential pentosuria … Medical dictionary
L-xylulose reductase — L xy·lu·lose re·duc·tase (ziґlu lōs re dukґtās) [EC 1.1.1.10] an enzyme of the oxidoreductase class that catalyzes the reduction of xylulose to xylitol, using NADPH as an electron donor. Deficiency of the enzyme, an autosomal recessive… … Medical dictionary
metabolic disease — ▪ pathology Introduction any of the diseases or disorders that disrupt normal metabolism, the process of converting food to energy on a cellular (cell) level. Thousands of enzymes participating in numerous interdependent metabolic pathways… … Universalium
Lactose intolerance — Classification and external resources Lactose (disaccharide of β D galactose β D glucose) is normally split by lactase. ICD 10 … Wikipedia
Inborn error of metabolism — Classification and external resources ICD 10 E70 E90 ICD 9 … Wikipedia
Pyruvate carboxylase deficiency — Classification and external resources Oxaloacetate is the product of pyruvate carboxylase ICD 10 E … Wikipedia
Glycogen storage disease type V — Classification and external resources ICD 10 E74.0 ICD 9 271.0 … Wikipedia
