ribulose

As nouns the difference between ribose and ribulose

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 ribulose is a ketopentose whose phosphate derivatives participate in photosynthesis.

As nouns the difference between ribulose and deoxyribose

is that ribulose is (organic compound|carbohydrate) a ketopentose whose phosphate derivatives participate in photosynthesis while deoxyribose is (carbohydrate) a 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 comprise the biopolymer, deoxyribonucleic acid, or dna.

As a noun ribulose

is a ketopentose whose phosphate derivatives participate in photosynthesis.

As an adjective rivulose is

marked by thin, winding or crooked lines.