pentosuria

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• pentosuria — ▪ pathology       inborn error of carbohydrate metabolism, characterized by the excessive urinary excretion of the sugar xylitol. It is caused by a defect in the enzyme xylitol dehydrogenase, by which xylitol is normally metabolized. No… …   Universalium

• Pentosuria — Infobox Disease Name = PAGENAME Caption = Xylulose DiseasesDB = 9816 ICD10 = ICD10|E|74|8|e|70 ICD9 = ICD9|271.8 ICDO = OMIM = 260800 MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = eMedicineTopic = MeshID = Pentosuria is a condition where xylulose (a pentose)… …   Wikipedia

• pentosuria — noun the presence of pentose sugars in the urine; especially the presence of abnormally high levels of xylulose in the urine …   Wiktionary

• pentosuria — The excretion of one or more pentoses in elevated amounts in the urine. alimentary p. the urinary excretion of l arabinose and l xylose, as the result of the excessive ingestion of fruits containing these pentoses. essential p. [MIM*260800] a… …   Medical dictionary

• pentosuria — pen·tos·uria …   English syllables

• pentosuria — n. an inborn defect of sugar metabolism causing abnormal excretion of pentose in the urine. There are no serious ill effects …   The new mediacal dictionary

• pentosuria — ˌpentəˈs(h)u̇rēə, təsˈyu̇ noun ( s) Etymology: New Latin, from International Scientific Vocabulary pentose + New Latin uria : the excretion of pentoses in the urine …   Useful english dictionary

• Пентозурия (Pentosuria) — врожденный дефект метаболизма сахара в организме, характеризующийся аномальным выведением с мочой пентозы. Пентозурия обычно не причиняет серьезного вреда здоровью человека. Источник: Медицинский словарь …   Медицинские термины

• alimentary pentosuria — urinary excretion of pentoses, probably xylose and arabinose, as a normal consequence of excessive ingestion of fruits such as cherries, plums, and grapes, or their juices …   Medical dictionary

• essential pentosuria — a benign autosomal recessive deficiency of L xylulose reductase activity, due to mutation in the DCXR gene (locus: 17q25.3), which encodes it, resulting in urinary excretion of high levels of the pentose L xylulose …   Medical dictionary