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Ribose vs Ribosylation - What's the difference?

ribose | ribosylation |

As nouns the difference between ribose and ribosylation

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 ribosylation is the attachment of a ribose or ribosyl group to a molecule, especially to a polypeptide or protein.

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

    ribosylation

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (biochemistry) The attachment of a ribose or ribosyl group to a molecule, especially to a polypeptide or protein