Hexose is an English word with synonyms like monosaccharide. Below you'll find 2 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Hexose in a sentence
Hexose meaning
A sugar or saccharide containing six carbon atoms.
Synonyms of Hexose
Using Hexose
- The main meaning on this page is: A sugar or saccharide containing six carbon atoms.
- Useful related words include: monosaccharide, monosaccharose, simple sugar.
Context around Hexose
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 0 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Hexose
- In this selection, "hexose" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 25 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, sugar stand out and add context to how "hexose" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include acid and hexose sugar transporters and atp d hexose 6 phosphotransferase. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "hexose" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with hexose
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The two enzymes have been identified as a specific glucokinase (ATP-D-glucose 6-phosphotransferase) and non-specific hexokinase (ATP-D-hexose 6-phosphotransferase). (24 words)
The haustorium contains amino acid and hexose sugar transporters and H + -ATPases which are used for active transport of nutrients from the plant nourishing the fungus. (26 words)
The haustorium contains amino acid and hexose sugar transporters and H + -ATPases which are used for active transport of nutrients from the plant nourishing the fungus. (26 words)
The two enzymes have been identified as a specific glucokinase (ATP-D-glucose 6-phosphotransferase) and non-specific hexokinase (ATP-D-hexose 6-phosphotransferase). (24 words)
Example sentences (2)
The haustorium contains amino acid and hexose sugar transporters and H + -ATPases which are used for active transport of nutrients from the plant nourishing the fungus.
The two enzymes have been identified as a specific glucokinase (ATP-D-glucose 6-phosphotransferase) and non-specific hexokinase (ATP-D-hexose 6-phosphotransferase).