Pentosuria

pentosuria
pent sjri noun a condition in which pentose is present in the urine
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The 4 inborn errors of metabolism that he considered were albinism, alkaptonuria, pentosuria, and cystinuria. (Garrod's father also discovered a key abnormality in metabolism: the presence of uric acid in the urine of people with gout).

Pentosuria. A benign inborn error of metabolism due to a defect in the activity of the enzyme l-xylulose, resulting in high levels of the sugar l-xylulose in the urine. A harmless condition.

See also: Inborn error of metabolism, Storage disease, Phenylketonuria, Lactose intolerance, Glycogen Storage Disease