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Ribose vs Ribosyl - What's the difference?

ribose | ribosyl |

As nouns the difference between ribose and ribosyl

is that 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 while ribosyl is any univalent radical derived from ribose.

ribose

English

(wikipedia ribose)

Noun

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  • (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

    ribosyl

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (organic chemistry) any univalent radical derived from ribose

    • Derived terms

    * phosphoribosyl