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Pentose vs Ribose - What's the difference?

pentose | ribose |

In carbohydrate terms the difference between pentose and ribose

is that pentose is a sugar or saccharide containing five carbon atoms while ribose is a naturally occurring pentose sugar, which is a component of the nucleosides and nucleotides that comprise the nucleic acid biopolymer, RNA. It is also found in riboflavin.

pentose

English

(wikipedia pentose)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (carbohydrate) A sugar or saccharide containing five carbon atoms.
    • Ribose, found in RNA, is a common pentose

    Hypernyms

    * monosaccharide

    Hyponyms

    * ketopentose :* ribulose :* xylulose * aldopentose :* ribose :* arabinose :* xylose :* lyxose * deoxyribose

    Anagrams

    * * ----

    ribose

    English

    (wikipedia ribose)

    Noun

    (-)
  • (carbohydrate) A naturally occurring pentose sugar, which is a component of the nucleosides and nucleotides that comprise the nucleic acid biopolymer, RNA. It is also found in riboflavin.

    • See also

    * RNA * ribonucleic acid * nucleoside * nucleotide