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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

The team started with basically a starvation diet of xylose, a sugar, along with formate and CO2.

From Science Magazine • Nov. 27, 2019

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

From Nature • Oct. 23, 2018

The product of hydrolysis appears, therefore, to be xylose or a closely related derivative.

From Researches on Cellulose 1895-1900 by Cross, C. F.




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