xylose
- noun
- /ˈzaɪloʊs/
- Specialized
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xilosa
- The pretreated fiber contains sugars, mainly arabinose, xylose, and some glucose.
- xylose isomerase
Examples
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Ethanol production: The second largest use is in the production of bioethanol from xylose.
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The pentose fraction constitutes as much as 40% of the hemicellulose, the majority of which is xylose.
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So we now get cells that can use both glucose and xylose simultaneously.
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Why the D-xylose absorption series?
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XI displays a higher affinity for xylose than for glucose.
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Bunick and Hanson chose to work on xylose isomerase in part because of its role in the food industry.
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Another recombinant microbe that can ferment both glucose and xylose is a strain of S. cerevisiae yeast developed by geneticist Nancy Ho at Purdue.
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Xylose is often used as a sweetener for diabetics because it has a lower glycemic index than regular xylose.
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The researchers discovered that xylose can be converted into useful chemicals in the lab.
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Many dietary products now include xylose to provide sweetness without raising blood sugar levels.
Synonyms
A sweetener made from wood or straw often used instead of sugar by people with diabetes
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Surface Forms
Morphology
xylose = xylo (opaque) = xylo + ose
The components are specialized scientific morphemes ('xylo-' meaning 'wood' and the sugar-forming suffix '-ose') that are unlikely to be meaningful to an average B1 learner.
Etymology
Xylose comes from the Greek xylon meaning 'wood' and the sugar ending -ose meaning 'sugar'. The same xyl appears in xylophone, a wooden instrument, so xylose is a 'wood sugar' and is a sugar taken from wood or straw.