apiose

A branched-chain sugar, 3-C-(hydroxymethyl)-D-glycerotetrose, that occurs in parsley and many other plants

Noun

  1. A branched-chain sugar, 3-C-(hydroxymethyl)-D-glycerotetrose, that occurs in parsley and many other plants

Origin

From Latin apium (“parsley”) + -ose.

Forms

apioses

Derived

apiosyl