"ribose" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɹaɪbəʊz/ Forms: riboses [plural]
Etymology: From German Ribose, formed from Ribonsäure, the first element of which comes from a rearrangement of English arabinose. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|de|Ribose}} German Ribose, {{m|de|Ribonsäure}} Ribonsäure, {{uder|en|en|arabinose}} English arabinose Head templates: {{en-noun}} ribose (plural riboses)
  1. (biochemistry) A naturally occurring pentose sugar, which is a component of the nucleosides and nucleotides that constitute the nucleic acid biopolymer, RNA. It is also found in riboflavin. Wikipedia link: ribose Categories (topical): Carbohydrates Derived forms: ADP-ribose, ribose nucleic acid Related terms: RNA, ribonucleic acid, nucleoside, nucleotide Translations (naturally occurring pentose sugar): ribosa [feminine] (Catalan), 核糖 (hat⁶ tong⁴) (Chinese Cantonese), 核糖 (hétáng) (Chinese Mandarin), ribozo (Esperanto), ribose [masculine] (French), ribosa [feminine] (Galician), Ribose [feminine] (German), ribóz (Hungarian), ribosio [masculine] (Italian), リボース (ribōsu) (Japanese), ryboza [feminine] (Polish), ribose [feminine] (Portuguese), рибо́за (ribóza) [feminine] (Russian), ribosa [feminine] (Spanish), ribos (Swedish), ไรโบส (Thai), riboz (Turkish)

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