n.[化]戊糖

Another aldonic acid, gluconic acid, is an intermediate in the pentose phosphate pathway. 另一個重要的醛酸，葡萄糖酸是戊糖磷酸途徑的中間產(chǎn)物。

Sensitive varieties apprently respire mainly by the glycolysis pathway whereas resistant varieties depend more on the pentose phosphate pathway. 顯然敏感品種的呼吸主要通過糖酵解途徑，而抗性品種比較依賴戊糖磷酸途徑。