Oxidation of glycosides by Acetobacter suboxydans: synthesis of methyl alpha- and beta-L-threo-pentopyranosid-4-uloses.
1977
W A Szarek, and
G W Schnarr
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MeSH Term
Description
Entries
D010084
Oxidation-Reduction
A chemical reaction in which an electron is transferred from one molecule to another. The electron-donating molecule is the reducing agent or reductant; the electron-accepting molecule is the oxidizing agent or oxidant. Reducing and oxidizing agents function as conjugate reductant-oxidant pairs or redox pairs (Lehninger, Principles of Biochemistry, 1982, p471).
Redox,Oxidation Reduction
D010429
Pentoses
Monosaccharide sugar molecules that contain a five carbon backbone.
Pentose,Ketopentose,Ketopentoses
D006027
Glycosides
Any compound that contains a constituent sugar, in which the hydroxyl group attached to the first carbon is substituted by an alcoholic, phenolic, or other group. They are named specifically for the sugar contained, such as glucoside (glucose), pentoside (pentose), fructoside (fructose), etc. Upon hydrolysis, a sugar and nonsugar component (aglycone) are formed. (From Dorland, 28th ed; From Miall's Dictionary of Chemistry, 5th ed)
Glycoside
D000091
Acetobacter
A species of gram-negative bacteria of the family ACETOBACTERACEAE found in FLOWERS and FRUIT. Cells are ellipsoidal to rod-shaped and straight or slightly curved.