Pentosan

Name:
Pentosan
Detailed information:
A complex carbohydrate (hemicellulose) present with the cellulose in many woody plant tissues, particularly cereal straws and brans, characterized by hydrolysis to give five-carbon-atom sugars(pentoses). Thus the pentosan xylan yields the sugar xylose (HOH₂C•CHOH•CHOH•CHOH• CHO) that is dehydrated with sulfuric acid to yield furfural (C₅H₄O₂).