Akademik

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 benign heritable disorder in which the urinary output of l-xylulose is 1–4 g/24 h; it occurs principally in Ashkenazi Jewish individuals; autosomal recessive inheritance. SYN: l-xylulosuria, primary p..

- primary p. SYN: essential p..

pen·tos·uria .pen-tōs-'(y)u̇r-ē-ə n the excretion of pentoses in the urine specif a rare hereditary anomaly characterized by regular excretion of pentoses

an inborn defect of sugar metabolism causing abnormal excretion of pentose in the urine. There are no serious ill-effects.