Illustrated Glossary of Organic Chemistry
Deoxy
ribose
:
Ribose
in which the
OH
on carbon 2 has been replaced with a hydrogen atom. The
carbohydrate
moiety
of
DNA
.
Related terms:
Monosaccharide
,
RNA
,
furanose
,
α
,
β
,
wavy line
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