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Categories: 1929 in biology, Aldopentoses, Furanoses, Deoxy sugars, Pyranoses
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deoxyribose  β-D-2-deoxyribose  2-deoxy-beta-D-ribofuranose  2-deoxy-D-erythro-pentose  2-deoxy-D-ribose
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Deoxyribose, or more precisely 2-deoxyribose, is a monosaccharide with idealized formula H−−−3−H. Its name indicates that it is a deoxy sugar, meaning that it is derived from the sugar ribose by loss of a hydroxy group. Wikipedia
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A derivative of the pentose sugar ribose in which the 2' hydroxyl (-OH) is reduced to a hydrogen (H); it is a constituent of the nucleotides that constitute the biopolymer, deoxyribonucleic acid, or DNA. Wiktionary
Derivative of ribose. Wiktionary (translation)
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