ribose
pronunciation
How to pronounce ribose in British English:
UK ['raɪbəʊs]
How to pronounce ribose in American English:
US ['raɪboʊs]
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- Noun:
- a pentose sugar important as a component of ribonucleic acid
Word Origin
- ribose (n.)
- 1892, from German Ribose (1891), from Ribonsäure, a tetrahydroxy acid, with first element shortened and arbitrarily rearranged from English arabinose (c. 1880), a sugar which is so called because it is formed from gum arabic.
Example
- 1. Synthesis of paracetamol derivative modified with ribose .
- 2. Ribose helps support healthy energy levels in our heart and muscle cells .
- 3. Nucleotides containing the sugar ribose .
- 4. 16 Glycolaldehyde can react with a three-carbon sugar to form ribose , the basis for both rna and dna , so the glycolaldehyde found in deep space may be a chemical precursor to life on earth .