Arabinose
a white, crystalline, water-soluble solid, c 5 h 10 o 5 , obtained from plant gums or made synthetically from glucose, used chiefly as a culture medium in bacteriology.
historical examples
it is, therefore, similar to amygdalin, except that one glucose molecule is replaced by arabinose.
the chemistry of plant life roscoe wilfred thatcher
this was directly established for glucose, lævulose, galactose, and arabinose .
researches on cellulose c. f. cross
on hydrolysis, it yields glucose, arabinose, and d-mandelo nitrile.
the chemistry of plant life roscoe wilfred thatcher
noun
a pentose sugar in plant gums, esp of cedars and pines. it is used as a culture medium in bacteriology. formula: c5h10o5
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