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pentosan

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pen·to·san  (pnt-sn)
n.
Any of a group of polysaccharides found with cellulose in many woody plants and yielding pentoses on hydrolysis.
pentosan [ˈpɛntəˌsæn]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biochemistry) Biochem any of a group of polysaccharides, having the general formula (C5H8O4)n: occur in plants, humus, etc.
[from pentose + -an]
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All pentosans containing fibrous material could in theory be used as a raw material for furfural production, however industrial production of furfural requires a minimum content of 18-20% pentosans, only about one third of the pentosans in the raw materials can be converted into furfural by means of exciting production processes.
Production of furfural from cotton stalks by Abadir, Ehab F. / International Journal of Applied Chemistry
In July 2002, when the Simms family were trying to find a UK hospital to carry out the world-first procedure using the blood-thinning drug pentosan polysulphate, Dr Rossi considered their case.
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It was another six months, and after the case went through the High Court in London, before the operation to inject him with the blood-thinning drug Pentosan Polysulphate was carried out in January 2003 at a health trust in Northern Ireland.
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