RIBOSE


Meaning of RIBOSE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈrī-ˌbōs, -ˌbōz ]

noun

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary, from ribonic acid an acid C 5 H 10 O 6 obtained by oxidation of ribose

Date: 1892

: a pentose C 5 H 10 O 5 found especially in the dextrorotatory form as a component of many nucleosides (as adenosine and guanosine) especially in RNA

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