ribose

ri·bose  (rbs)

n.

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

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

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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]

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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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Noun

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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"