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单词 ribose
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Definition of ribose in English:

ribose

noun ˈrʌɪbəʊzˈrʌɪbəʊs
mass nounChemistry
  • A sugar of the pentose class which occurs widely in nature as a constituent of nucleosides and several vitamins and enzymes.

    〔化〕核糖

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Sugars are vital components of life, e.g. the 5-carbon sugars ribose and deoxyribose are part of the skeletons of our information storage molecules, RNA and DNA respectively.
    • Another difference between DNA and RNA is that RNA contains ribose, rather than deoxyribose.
    • A nucleotide is a combination of a ribose or deoxyribose sugar, a purine or pyrimidine base, and a phosphate group.
    • The basic structure of a nucleotide contains ribose with a nitrogenous base and a phosphate group.
    • In undiluted samples, ribose, fructose, rhamnose, glucose, and one unidentified sugar were detected at low concentrations (data not shown).

Origin

Late 19th century: arbitrary alteration of arabinose, a related sugar.

Definition of ribose in US English:

ribose

noun
Chemistry
  • A sugar of the pentose class which occurs widely in nature as a constituent of nucleosides and several vitamins and enzymes.

    〔化〕核糖

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The basic structure of a nucleotide contains ribose with a nitrogenous base and a phosphate group.
    • Sugars are vital components of life, e.g. the 5-carbon sugars ribose and deoxyribose are part of the skeletons of our information storage molecules, RNA and DNA respectively.
    • Another difference between DNA and RNA is that RNA contains ribose, rather than deoxyribose.
    • In undiluted samples, ribose, fructose, rhamnose, glucose, and one unidentified sugar were detected at low concentrations (data not shown).
    • A nucleotide is a combination of a ribose or deoxyribose sugar, a purine or pyrimidine base, and a phosphate group.

Origin

Late 19th century: arbitrary alteration of arabinose, a related sugar.

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