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Definition of Deoxyribose
1. Noun. A sugar that is a constituent of nucleic acids.
Definition of Deoxyribose
1. Noun. (carbohydrates) 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 comprise the biopolymer, deoxyribonucleic acid, or DNA. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Deoxyribose
1. [n -S]
Medical Definition of Deoxyribose
1. 2 deoxy D ribose, the sugar that when linked by 3_ 5_ phosphodiester bonds forms the backbone of DNA. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Deoxyribose
Literary usage of Deoxyribose
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Crossing Over: The Basics of Evolution : Workbook for Teachers by Edith Dempster (2006)
"The sugar in RNA is ribose, while in deoxyribonucleic acid, the sugar is deoxyribose.
ACTIVITY 6 Look at the molecules of ribose and deoxyribose. ..."
2. Biotechnology in a Global Economy by DIANE Publishing Company (1992)
"Watson, JD, and Crick, FH, "Molecular Structure of Nucleic Acids: A Structure
for deoxyribose Nucleic Acid," Nature, vol. ..."
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