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deoxyribose [dē¦äk·sē′rī‚bōs]
(biochemistry) C5H10O4A pentose sugar in which the hydrogen replaces the hydroxyl groups of ribose; a major constituent of deoxyribonucleic acid. Deoxyribose A nucleic acid constituent (see illustration) of all animal, microbial, and plant cells; also known as 2- d -deoxyribose. Deoxyribose is enzymically formed in living cells by reduction of ribonucleoside di- or triphosphate. The four deoxyribose nucleotides, containing adenine, guanine, cytosine, and thymine, are the major constituents of the deoxyribonucleic acids (DNA), which control the hereditary characteristics of every living organism. See Deoxyribonucleic acid (dna), Nucleic acid, Ribose Deoxyribose a carbohydrate belonging to the deoxy-sugars. Part of the deoxyribonucleic acids, it consists of crystals and has a molecular weight of 134.1 and a melting point of 78°-82° C. Its structural formula is
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