noun🔗ShareDésoxyriboseA 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. "La structure de l'ADN comprend le désoxyribose, qui forme l'ossature de la molécule.chemistrybiochemistrybiologycompoundsubstanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
