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How do you use Pentose in a sentence? See 5 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like monosaccharide, plus the exact meaning.

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Pentose in a sentence

Pentose meaning

A sugar or saccharide containing five carbon atoms.

Synonyms of Pentose

monosaccharide monosaccharose simple sugar

Related words

Other words often associated with Pentose or its synonyms:

carbohydrate sugar

Using Pentose

  • The main meaning on this page is: A sugar or saccharide containing five carbon atoms.
  • Useful related words include: monosaccharide, monosaccharose, simple sugar.
  • In the example corpus, pentose often appears in combinations such as: the pentose, pentose phosphate, pentose sugar.

Context around Pentose

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 22.2 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 3 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

alternative 1× oxidative 1×

Often after:

phosphate 2× sugar 2× sugars 1×

Sentence patterns with Pentose

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

and the pentose phosphate pathway 1× of the pentose sugar 1× the alternative pentose sugar ribose 1× the d pentose sugars and 1× the oxidative pentose phosphate pathway 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

hemicelluloses contain most 1× intermediate products of 1× one major difference 1× sucrose can then 1× three phosphate groups 1×

Common sentence endings:

atp at night 1× ribose in rna 1× sugars as well 1× the pentose sugar 1× to synthesize them 1×

Words around Pentose

Just before it in the word index:

pentosan 2 pentos 3 pentonville 6 penton 6 pentominoes 10 pentomino 10

Just after it in the word index:

pentoshi 2 pentoxide 7 pentraeth 2 pentre 5 pentreath 3 pentrebychan 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaas 7 aacc 7 aacs 7 aafes 7 aah 7 aankh 7

Corpus analysis for Pentose

  • In this selection, "pentose" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, alternative, oxidative, phosphate, sugar and sugars stand out and add context to how "pentose" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and the pentose phosphate pathway and of the pentose sugar. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "pentose" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with pentose

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Three phosphate groups are attached at the 5′ carbon atom of the pentose sugar. (14 words)

Hemicelluloses contain most of the D- pentose sugars, and occasionally small amounts of L-sugars as well. (17 words)

Sucrose can then be used in the oxidative pentose phosphate pathway in the mitochondria, to generate ATP at night. (19 words)

Longer example sentences

Intermediate products of glycolysis, the citric acid cycle, and the pentose phosphate pathway can be used to make all twenty amino acids, and most bacteria and plants possess all the necessary enzymes to synthesize them. (35 words)

One major difference between DNA and RNA is the sugar, with the 2-deoxyribose in DNA being replaced by the alternative pentose sugar ribose in RNA. (26 words)

Sucrose can then be used in the oxidative pentose phosphate pathway in the mitochondria, to generate ATP at night. (19 words)

Example sentences (5)

Hemicelluloses contain most of the D- pentose sugars, and occasionally small amounts of L-sugars as well.

Intermediate products of glycolysis, the citric acid cycle, and the pentose phosphate pathway can be used to make all twenty amino acids, and most bacteria and plants possess all the necessary enzymes to synthesize them.

One major difference between DNA and RNA is the sugar, with the 2-deoxyribose in DNA being replaced by the alternative pentose sugar ribose in RNA.

Sucrose can then be used in the oxidative pentose phosphate pathway in the mitochondria, to generate ATP at night.

Three phosphate groups are attached at the 5′ carbon atom of the pentose sugar.

Common combinations with pentose

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "pentose" in a sentence?
An example: "Hemicelluloses contain most of the D- pentose sugars, and occasionally small amounts of L-sugars as well." This page contains 5 example sentences with the word "pentose" from authentic English texts.
What does "pentose" mean?
Pentose means: A sugar or saccharide containing five carbon atoms.
What are synonyms of "pentose"?
Common synonyms of "pentose" include: monosaccharide, monosaccharose, simple sugar.
How many example sentences with "pentose" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 5 example sentences with "pentose", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.