deoxyribose
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sɪˈraɪ noun Biochemistry.
1.
any of certain carbohydrates derived from ribose by the replacement of a hydroxyl group with a hydrogen atom.
2.
the sugar, HOCH 2 (CHOH) 2 CH 2 CHO, obtained from DNA by hydrolysis.
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deoxyribose or desoxyribose (diːˌɒksɪˈraɪbəʊs, -bəʊz, dɛsˌɒksɪˈraɪbəʊs, -bəʊz) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
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| a pentose sugar obtained by the hydrolysis of DNA. Formula: C5H10O4 | |
| desoxyribose or desoxyribose | |
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Deoxyribose
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| organic compound containing a sugar or sugars |
| sterol that occurs in all animal tissues, especially in the brain, spinal cord and adipose tissue |
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deoxyribose de·ox·y·ri·bose (dē-ŏk'sē-rī'bōs')
n.
A sugar that is a constituent of DNA.
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| deoxyribose (dē-ŏk'sē-rī'bōs') Pronunciation Key
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: C5H10O4. |
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deoxyribose
five-carbonfive-carbon sugar component of DNA (q.v.; deoxyribonucleic acid), where it alternates with phosphate groups to form the "backbone" of the DNA polymer and binds to nitrogenous bases. The presence of deoxyribose instead of ribose is one difference between DNA and RNA (ribonucleic acid). Deoxyribose was synthesized in 1935, but it was not isolated from DNA until 1954.
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Example sentences
Below the phosphate group on the diagram is a deoxyribose sugar molecule, shaded in pink.
The two uprights of this ladder are composed of molecules of a sugar called deoxyribose.
A notable exception, deoxyribose, as its name suggests, has a missing oxygen atom.
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