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xylose

[zahy-lohs] / ˈzaɪ loʊs /


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The swashing effect begins when bacteria consume fermentable sugars such as glucose, maltose, or xylose.

From Science Daily Mar. 13, 2026

Glucose and xylose are the two most abundant sugars obtained from the breakdown of plant biomass such as agricultural wastes.

From Science Daily Feb. 5, 2024

After 300 days and hundreds of generations of mutating E. coli, the xylose was gone.

From Science Magazine Nov. 27, 2019

How does xylose isomerase cause D. melanogaster to slow down?

From Nature Oct. 23, 2018

When finally hydrolyzed, they yield arabinose and xylose, respectively.

From The Chemistry of Plant Life by Thatcher, Roscoe Wilfred




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