What does "ribose" mean?

A naturally occurring pentose sugar, which is a component of the nucleosides and nucleotides that constitute the nucleic acid biopolymer, RNA. It is also found in riboflavin.

Ribose

Q: What is a synonym for "ribose"?

Common synonyms include: aldopentose, enantiomers, monosaccharide, nucleoside sugar, pentose sugar, ribose derivatives.

/ˈɹaɪbəʊz/ noun

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Definitions

Noun

1
A naturally occurring pentose sugar, which is a component of the nucleosides and nucleotides that constitute the nucleic acid biopolymer, RNA. It is also found in riboflavin.
2
a pentose sugar important as a component of ribonucleic acid wordnet

Synonyms

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aldopentose enantiomers monosaccharide nucleoside sugar pentose sugar ribose derivatives

Antonyms

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achiral form deoxyribose noncarbohydrate unmodified ribose

Etymology

From German Ribose, formed from Ribonsäure, the first element of which comes from a rearrangement of English arabinose.

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