noun🔗ShareDesoxyriboseA 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 constitute the biopolymer, deoxyribonucleic acid, or DNA."The structure of DNA includes the sugar deoxyribose, which forms the backbone of the molecule. "Die Struktur der DNA enthält den Zucker Desoxyribose, der das Rückgrat des Moleküls bildet.chemistrybiochemistrybiologycompoundsubstanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
