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MeSH Heading: Pentoses
Tree Number(s): D09.947.875.627
Unique ID: D010429
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D010429
Annotation: general or unspecified only; prefer specifics
Scope Note: Monosaccharide sugar molecules that contain a five carbon backbone.
Entry Term(s): Ketopentose; Ketopentoses; Pentose
NLM Classification #: QU 81
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2020/05/27

Allowable Qualifiers: administration & dosage (AD)

adverse effects (AE)

agonists (AG)

analysis (AN)

antagonists & inhibitors (AI)

biosynthesis (BI)

blood (BL)

cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

chemical synthesis (CS)

chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

deficiency (DF)

economics (EC)

genetics (GE)

history (HI)

immunology (IM)

isolation & purification (IP)

metabolism (ME)

pharmacokinetics (PK)

pharmacology (PD)

physiology (PH)

poisoning (PO)

radiation effects (RE)

standards (ST)

supply & distribution (SD)

therapeutic use (TU)

toxicity (TO)

urine (UR)

Pentoses MeSH Descriptor Data 2025