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perseitol

perseitol noun: a sugar alcohol (2S,3R,5R,6R)-heptane-1,2,3,4,5,6,7-heptol.

Noun

perseitol (uncountable)

  1. A sugar alcohol (2S,3R,5R,6R)-heptane-1,2,3,4,5,6,7-heptol
    • At maturity, the total carbohydrates in mesocarp contribute to about 10 % of the flesh weight and are composed of about 10 % starch, 20 % sucrose, 10 % hexoses and 60 % C7 sugars and sugar alcohols (mannoheptulose and perseitol; [ 8 ].2015 August 16, Aruna Kilaru et al., “Oil biosynthesis in a basal angiosperm: transcriptome analysis of Persea Americana mesocarp”, in BMC Plant Biology, volume 15, →DOI

Questions about perseitol

What does perseitol mean?
Perseitol means a sugar alcohol (2S,3R,5R,6R)-heptane-1,2,3,4,5,6,7-heptol.
What part of speech is perseitol?
Perseitol is a noun.

Words near perseitol in the dictionary

  1. Perseidae
  2. Perseide
  3. Perseides
  4. perseids
  5. Perseidæ
  6. perseitol
  7. perselenide
  8. perselenides
  9. perself
  10. perseline
  11. Persephassa

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