deoxyribose
pronunciation
How to pronounce deoxyribose in British English:
UK [di:ˌɒksɪ'raɪbəʊs]
How to pronounce deoxyribose in American English:
US [diˌɒksɪ'raɪboʊs]
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- Noun:
- a sugar that is a constituent of nucleic acids
Word Origin
- deoxyribose (n.)
- 1931, from deoxy- (because the 2' hydroxyl (-OH) in the sugar is in this case reduced to a hydrogen (H) by loss of an oxygen) + ribose.
Example
- 1. Examples include ribose , deoxyribose , and arabinose .
- 2. The most important example is deoxyribose .
- 3. Draw the following structures and rate their relative solubilities in water ( most soluble to least soluble ) : deoxyribose , guanine , phosphate .