ribose

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

A naturally occurring pentose sugar, which is a component of the nucleosides and nucleotides that constitute the nucleic acid biopolymer, RNA. It is also found in riboflavin.

/ˈɹaɪbəʊz/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-ribose.wav

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From German Ribose, formed from Ribonsäure, the first element of which comes from a rearrangement of English arabinose.

RNA ribonucleic acid nucleoside nucleotide

ADP-ribose deoxyribose desoxyribose phosphoribose ribonucleic ribose nucleic acid ribosyl xanthose

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