methylpentose

methylpentose
A hexose (a 6-deoxyhexose) in which carbon-6 is part of a methyl group; e.g., rhamnose, fucose.

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meth·yl·pen·tose (meth″əl-penґtōs) a hexose derivative in which carbon 6 exists in reduced form, as a methyl group; e.g., fucose. See also deoxyhexose.

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