perseitol

English

Noun

perseitol (uncountable)

1. (organic chemistry) A sugar alcohol (2S,3R,5R,6R)-heptane-1,2,3,4,5,6,7-heptol
   • 2015 August 16, Aruna Kilaru et al., “Oil biosynthesis in a basal angiosperm: transcriptome analysis of Persea Americana mesocarp”, in BMC Plant Biology‎^[1], volume 15, →DOI:

     At maturity, the total carbohydrates in mesocarp contribute to about 10 % of the flesh weight and are composed of about 10 % starch, 20 % sucrose, 10 % hexoses and 60 % C7 sugars and sugar alcohols (mannoheptulose and perseitol; [ 8 ].

Anagrams

• episterol, epistoler, peristole, pistoleer