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Ribose

Posted byBrian Hopkins May 22, 2019

A pentose (i.e., monosaccharide) sugar found in RNA and often combined with phosphate, which acts as an intermediary in various metabolic cycles. 

See Deoxyribose, DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid), Metabolism, Nucleotide, RNA

Posted byBrian HopkinsMay 22, 2019Posted inUncategorizedTags: glossary

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