arabinopyranose
|a-ra-bi-no-py-ra-nose|
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/ˌærəbɪnoʊˈpɪrənoʊs/
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/ˌærəbɪnəʊˈpɪrənaʊs/
arabinose in its pyranose (6-membered ring) form
Etymology
'arabinopyranose' originates from the modern chemical combination of 'arabinose' and 'pyranose', where 'arabinose' refers to the sugar named after gum Arabic and the suffix '-ose' denotes a sugar, and 'pyranose' denotes a cyclic six-membered (oxygen-containing) ring form.
'arabinopyranose' was formed in chemical nomenclature by joining the name 'arabinose' (the sugar) with 'pyranose' (the ring form). 'Arabinose' itself entered Western chemical vocabulary in the 19th century from the name for the sugar obtained from gum Arabic, while 'pyranose' was coined after the heterocycle 'pyran' and the sugar suffix '-ose'.
Initially, the root 'arabinose' referred broadly to a sugar derived from gum Arabic; over time, derivatives and systematic names like 'arabinopyranose' came to denote specific structural (cyclic) forms of that sugar.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
the pyranose (six-membered ring) cyclic form of arabinose (a pentose sugar); may refer to specific stereoisomers (e.g., α- or β-arabinopyranose).
The enzyme selectively converts arabinopyranose to arabinofuranose under the reaction conditions.
Last updated: 2025/12/31 18:19