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CHEBI:18222 - xylose
| ChEBI ID | CHEBI:18222 |
| ChEBI Name | xylose |
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| Definition | An aldopentose, found in the embryos of most edible plants and used in medicine to test for malabsorption by administration in water to the patient. |
| Secondary ChEBI IDs | CHEBI:10085, CHEBI:15332, CHEBI:27348, CHEBI:33944, CHEBI:46500 |
| Last Modified | 24 September 2025 |
| Formula | C5H10O5 |
| Net Charge | 0 |
| Average Mass | 150.130 |
| Monoisotopic Mass | 150.05282 |
| Wikipedia |
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| Roles Classification |
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| Biological Role: | plant metabolite Any eukaryotic metabolite produced during a metabolic reaction in plants, the kingdom that include flowering plants, conifers and other gymnosperms. |
| ChEBI Ontology |
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| Outgoing Relation(s) |
| xylose (CHEBI:18222) has role plant metabolite (CHEBI:76924) |
| xylose (CHEBI:18222) is a aldopentose (CHEBI:33916) |
| Incoming Relation(s) |
| xylose derivative (CHEBI:74865) has functional parent xylose (CHEBI:18222) |
| D-xylose (CHEBI:65327) is a xylose (CHEBI:18222) |
| L-xylose (CHEBI:65328) is a xylose (CHEBI:18222) |
| IUPAC Names |
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| xylose |
| xylo-pentose |
| Synonyms | Source |
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| Xylose | KEGG COMPOUND |
| Xyl | JCBN |
| DL-xylose | ChEBI |