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deoxyribose
[ dee-ok-si-rahy-bohs ]
noun
, Biochemistry.
- any of certain carbohydrates derived from ribose by the replacement of a hydroxyl group with a hydrogen atom.
- the sugar, HOCH 2 (CHOH) 2 CH 2 CHO, obtained from DNA by hydrolysis.
deoxyribose
/ -bəʊz; dɛsˌɒksɪˈraɪbəʊs; -bəʊz; diːˌɒksɪˈraɪbəʊs /
noun
- a pentose sugar obtained by the hydrolysis of DNA. Formula: C 5 H 10 O 4
deoxyribose
/ dē-ŏk′sē-rī′bōs′ /
- The sugar found in the side chains of DNA, differing from ribose in having a hydrogen atom instead of an OH group on one of its carbon atoms. Chemical formula: C 5 H 10 O 4 .
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