ribose
A naturally occurring pentose sugar, which is a component of the nucleosides and…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.
Meaning
1 sensesA 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.
Ribose
рибо́заribóza
a pentose sugar important as a component of ribonucleic acid
Translations
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Origin
From German Ribose, formed from Ribonsäure, the first element of which comes from a rearraFrom German Ribose, formed from Ribonsäure, the first element of which comes from a rearrangement of English arabinose.
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