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Pentose

Any monosaccharide sugar containing five atoms of carbon per molecule.A type of [[monosaccharide consisting of five carbon atoms.


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Macromolecules

Hello, I have too draw structural diagrams on biomolecuels in their reaction stages. For examples a hexose (glucose) and a pentose (fructose) forming a disaccharide (sucrose). One of my questions says "ethanol" and I am not sure what to draw. I searched online and I just saw ...

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by twenty10
Mon Dec 22, 2008 6:03 am
 
Forum: Molecular Biology
Topic: Macromolecules
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Terminology

well..... a nucleotide has three components: -pentose sugar -phosphate grp -nitrogen base...... forms d bckbone of d dna's doble helix......... nucleosides......u hv fr eg- adenosine,guanosine....n ol.....dey r basically sugars attchd to bases........ ...

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by meenkashi
Wed Sep 03, 2008 5:44 pm
 
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Terminology
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Yeast fermentation with different carbohydrates

Thanks for the pentose sugars comment... I got a bit mixed up the results I got are below : Sugar Bakers yeast Brewers Yeast Time (mins) 35 40 45 35 40 45 Glucose 7.7 10.7 11.3 5.7 7.7 9.0 Fructose 3.3 4.3 4.7 6.0 8.0 9.0 Galactose ...

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by Emily1914
Sat Apr 05, 2008 7:22 pm
 
Forum: Microbiology
Topic: Yeast fermentation with different carbohydrates
Replies: 15
Views: 15994

Yeast fermentation with different carbohydrates

... had the highest reading, a small but significant amount higher than glucose and I thought that this could be due to the fact that hexose and pentose carbohydrates are fermented by different enzymes or some other factor, or simply an error? Any help as immediate as possible (since I have a ...

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by Emily1914
Fri Apr 04, 2008 9:52 pm
 
Forum: Microbiology
Topic: Yeast fermentation with different carbohydrates
Replies: 15
Views: 15994

HELP ME PLEASE ......!!

... of the following pathways may be used with glycolysis to produce ribose? B – again I’d have to check to be sure a. Entner- Doudoroff pathway b. pentose- phophate pahtway c. Krebs-cycle d. Aan B only E. A,B,and C 16. Which pathway below is used by some bacteria instead of glycolysis? D A. entmer- ...

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by BCH04
Mon Jun 18, 2007 4:15 pm
 
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: HELP ME PLEASE ......!!
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