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deoxyribose


The sugar component of DNA, having one less hydroxyl group than ribose, the sugar component of RNA.
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deoxyribose


1931, from deoxy- (because the 2' hydroxyl (-OH) in the sugar is in this case reduced to a hydrogen (H) by loss of an oxygen) + ribose.
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deoxyribose


A type of sugar which is a component of DNA (Deoxyribonucleic Acid). DNA is a molecule formed of two strands, each of which includes deoxyribose.
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deoxyribose


(n) a sugar that is a constituent of nucleic acids
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deoxyribose


Illustrated Glossary of Organic Chemistry Deoxyribose: Ribose in which the OH on carbon 2 has been replaced with a hydrogen atom. The carbohydrate moiety of DNA.
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deoxyribose


The pentose (five-carbon) sugar found in DNA
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deoxyribose


The sugar component of DNA, having one less hydroxyl group than ribose, the sugar component of RNA.
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deoxyribose


(carbohydrate) A derivative of the pentose sugar ribose in which the 2' hydroxyl (-OH) is reduced to a hydrogen (H); it is a constituent of the nucleotides that constitute the biopolymer, deoxyribon [..]
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