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A naturally occurring pentose sugar, which is a component of the nucleosides and nucleotides that comprise the nucleic acid biopolymer, RNA. It is also found in riboflavin.
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Ribose — Structure du D ribose et du L ribose Général Nom IUPAC (2R,3S,4R) 5 (Hydroxymethyl) tetrahydrofuran … Wikipédia en Français
ribose — [ riboz ] n. m. • 1932; de acide ribonique, de arabinose « principe soluble de la gomme arabique », et 1. ose ♦ Biochim. Ose de formule C5H10O5, présent dans l acide ribonucléique. La forme réduite du ribose est le désoxyribose. ● ribose nom… … Encyclopédie Universelle
ribose — 1892, from Ger. Ribose (1891), shortened and arbitrarily rearranged from English arabinose (c.1880), a sugar which is so called because it is formed from gum arabic … Etymology dictionary
ribose — s. f. [Química] Pentose que entra na composição de ácidos nucleicos. ‣ Etimologia: alemão Ribose … Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa
ribose — ribose. См. рибоза. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) … Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.
ribose — [rī′bōs΄] n. [< Ger rib(onsäure), a tetra hydroxy acid, arbitrarily altered < arabinose,ARABINOSE + säure, acid + OSE1] a pentose sugar, C5H10O5, that is a basic component of RNA, riboflavin, etc … English World dictionary
Ribose — D Ribose … Wikipedia
Ribose — Strukturformel offenkettige Darstellung in der Fischer Projektion Allgemeines … Deutsch Wikipedia
ribose — /ruy bohs/, n. Biochem. a white, crystalline, water soluble, slightly sweet solid, C5H10O5, a pentose sugar obtained by the hydrolysis of RNA. [1890 95; < G Ribose, earlier Ribonsäure, equiv. to Ribon (from Arabinose ARABINOSE, by arbitrary… … Universalium
Ribose — Ri|bo|se 〈f. 19; Biochem.〉 Zuckerart mit fünf Sauerstoffatomen, wichtiger Bestandteil der Nukleinsäuren [durch Buchstabenvertauschung zu rib..., ribo... <Arabin „fester Bestandteil des Gummiarabikums“] * * * Ri|bo|se, hier D Ribose [aus… … Universal-Lexikon
ribose — Pentose Pen tose, n. [Penta + ose.] (Chem.) Any of a group of sugars of the formula {C5H10O5}, such as as {arabinose} or {ribose}; so called from the five carbon atoms in the molecule. They are not fermented by yeast. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
