Nutriology
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Nutriology
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Xylose
Introduction
An aldopentose (see aldoses and pentoses). Xylose is a 5 carbon sugar found in plants in the form of xylans. Xylose is similar in structure (an epimer) to ribose. Clinically, xylose can be used to assess intestinal function.
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