ribose
IPA: rɪbˈoʊz
noun
- (biochemistry) 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.
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Examples of "ribose" in Sentences
- Simple view of a section of ribose zipper.
- ADP ribose is commonly referred to as ADPR.
- DNA has deoxyribose sugar and not ribose sugar.
- The hydroxyl groups on the ribose moiety are missing.
- The phosphate deriviatives of ribose are not mentioned.
- DNA and RNA are built up of the sugars ribose and deoxyribose.
- Ribose is a constituent of RNA, and the related deoxyribose of DNA.
- A ribonucleoside is a type of nucleoside including ribose as a component.
- D ribose in itself is a hemiacetal and in equilibrium with the pyranose 3.
- Physically ribavirin is similar to the sugar D ribose from which it is derived.
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