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ribose

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ri·bose  (rbs)
n.
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]
n
(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  (rbs)
A pentose sugar with a furanose structure that occurs as a component of riboflavin and RNA. Chemical formula: C5H10O5.
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Noun1.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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Inosine is a specific type of glycosylamine that consists of a base bound to a deoxyribose or ribose sugar This type of glycosylamine is referred to as a nucleoside, others being adenosine, thymidine and cytidine Inosine is a specific type of glycosylamine that consists of a base bound to a deoxyribose or ribose sugar.
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