What does deoxyribose mean?

Definitions for deoxyribose
diˌɒk sɪˈraɪ boʊsde·oxyri·bose

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. deoxyribosenoun

    a sugar that is a constituent of nucleic acids

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  1. deoxyribosenoun

    a pentose (C5H10O4) in which one of the hydroxyl groups of ribose has been replaced by a hydrogen. In deoxyribonucleic acids, the deoxyribose is D-2-deoxyribose, in which the hydroxyl at the 2 position of ribose is the one which is replaced by hydrogen.

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  1. deoxyribosenoun

    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.

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  1. Deoxyribose

    Deoxyribose, or more precisely 2-deoxyribose, is a monosaccharide with idealized formula H−(C=O)−(CH2)−(CHOH)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. Discovered in 1929 by Phoebus Levene, deoxyribose is most notable for its presence in DNA. Since the pentose sugars arabinose and ribose only differ by the stereochemistry at C2′, 2-deoxyribose and 2-deoxyarabinose are equivalent, although the latter term is rarely used because ribose, not arabinose, is the precursor to deoxyribose.

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  1. deoxyribose

    Deoxyribose is a type of sugar that is a component of DNA - deoxyribonucleic acid. Its full name is 2-deoxyribose, as it is a deoxy sugar. This means it is derived from a ribose sugar by loss of an oxygen molecule. It is an essential part of the backbone structure of DNA, where it binds to phosphate groups and nitrogenous bases to form the structure of the DNA helix.

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  1. Deoxyribose

    Deoxyribose, or more precisely 2-deoxyribose, is a monosaccharide with idealized formula H---(CHOH)3-H. Its name indicates that it is a deoxy sugar, meaning that it is derived from the sugar ribose by loss of an oxygen atom. Since the pentose sugars arabinose and ribose only differ by the stereochemistry at C2', 2-deoxyribose and 2-deoxyarabinose are equivalent, although the latter term is rarely used because ribose, not arabinose, is the precursor to deoxyribose.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of deoxyribose in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of deoxyribose in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

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