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deoxyribose

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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

Formulas of 2- D -deoxyribose (α- D -2-deoxyribofuranose)enlarge picture
Formulas of 2- D -deoxyribose (α- D -2-deoxyribofuranose)


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The crystal structure of the human DNA repair endonuclease HAP1 suggests the recognition of extra-helical deoxyribose at DNA abasic sites.
Inhibition of Ape1 nuclease activity by lead, iron, and cadmium by Wilson, David M., III / Environmental Health Perspectives
The total figure is for one of each base, four deoxyribose molecules and four phosphate bonds.
Diffractive optics from self-assembled DNA by Levine, Zachary H. / Journal of Research of the National Institute of Standards and Technology
Mitomycin C-induced deoxyribose degradation inhibited by superoxide dismutase.
Oxidative stress-related mechanisms are associated with xenobiotics ... by Bagchi, Debasis / Environmental Health Perspectives
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