L-ribose

ri·bose (r

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A pentose sugar, C₅H₁₀O₅, occurring as a component of riboflavin, nucleotides, and nucleic acids.

[German, alteration of English arabinuse, a kind of sugar : (gum) arab(ic) + -in + -ose.]

ribose [ˈraɪbəʊz -bəʊs]

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biochemistry) Biochem a pentose sugar that is an isomeric form of arabinose and that occurs in RNA and riboflavin. Formula: CH₂OH(CHOH)₃CHO

[changed from arabinose]

ribose (r

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A pentose sugar with a furanose structure that occurs as a component of riboflavin and RNA. Chemical formula: C₅H₁₀O₅.

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ribose - a pentose sugar important as a component of ribonucleic acid

carbohydrate, saccharide, sugar - an essential structural component of living cells and source of energy for animals; includes simple sugars with small molecules as well as macromolecular substances; are classified according to the number of monosaccharide groups they contain

ribonucleic acid, RNA - (biochemistry) a long linear polymer of nucleotides found in the nucleus but mainly in the cytoplasm of a cell where it is associated with microsomes; it transmits genetic information from DNA to the cytoplasm and controls certain chemical processes in the cell; "ribonucleic acid is the genetic material of some viruses"

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adenosine adenylic acid base carbohydrate cytidine cytidylic acid deoxyadenosine monophosphate deoxycytidine monophosphate deoxyguanosine monophosphate deoxythymidine monophosphate GMP GTP guanosine guanylic acid nitrogen base nucleoside nucleotide pentose pentose phosphate pathway	The other stereoisomer is L-ribose, and this plays no part in human metabolism. Boost Energy Levels with D-Ribose by Darrell Miller / Food/cooking/nutrition community The other form of ribose, L-ribose, is not biologically significant and plays no part in animal biochemistry. Boost Energy and Strengthen the Heart with Ribose by Darrell Miller / Health, general community	kyu Kyushu Kyyiv Kyzyl Kum kz KZN L L & P L iron L wave L'Aquila l'chaim L'Enfant L'envoi L'pool L'viv L'vov L- L-D converter L-dopa L-driver L-glyceraldehyde L-hour L-P L-plate L-ribose L-shaped L-tryptophan L. L. M. Montgomery L. monocytogenes L. Ron Hubbard L. S. Lowry l.h. L.I. L.S. L.S.D. L/C L/Cpl L/P L/R L?ódz La La Bruyère La Coruña La Crosse La Cumbre La Farge La Fayette La Flesche La Follette	L-O-TD L-OP L-ORMD L-P L-PAM L-PAM L-PAM L-phenylalanine mustard L-phenylalanine mustard L-PIA L-pill L-pill L-plan L-plasty L-plate L-plate L-plates L-plates L-polyomino l-process L-proline L-proline L-proline L-propionylcarnitine L-R L-RE L-RE-TD L-RERP L-rhamnose L-rhodeose L-ribose L-ribulose L-RR L-RR-TD L-S L-S&M L-sarcolysin L-sarcolysin L-serine L-serine L-serine L-shaped L-shaped kidney L-shaped rumen L-shell L-shore L-SIG L-SISO L-Size X 2 L-Size X 3 L-SM L-Soft L-spine L-spine L-spine L-T2 L-T3 L-T4 L-tartaric acid L-tartaric acid L-tartaric acid

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adenosine
adenylic acid
base
carbohydrate
cytidine
cytidylic acid
deoxyadenosine monophosphate
deoxycytidine monophosphate
deoxyguanosine monophosphate
deoxythymidine monophosphate
GMP
GTP
guanosine
guanylic acid
nitrogen base
nucleoside
nucleotide
pentose
pentose phosphate pathway

The other stereoisomer is L-ribose, and this plays no part in human metabolism.

Boost Energy Levels with D-Ribose by Darrell Miller / Food/cooking/nutrition community

The other form of ribose, L-ribose, is not biologically significant and plays no part in animal biochemistry.

Boost Energy and Strengthen the Heart with Ribose by Darrell Miller / Health, general community

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