deoxyˈribose Biochem.
Also desoxy-.
[f. deoxy- + ribose.]
Any of the sugars derived from ribose by the replacement of a hydroxyl group by a hydrogen atom; deoxyribose nucleic acid: see deoxyribonucleic acid.
| 1931 Levene & Bass Nucleic Acids i. 26 This reaction is now the general method for the preparation of 2-desoxy sugars. By this procedure 2-desoxyribose [etc.]..have been prepared. 1961 Times 18 Aug. 12/4 The sugar component of the nucleic acid of chromosomes is known chemically as deoxyribose. 1967 Listener 3 Aug. 142/1 Each nucleotide is composed of a base, a sugar called deoxyribose, and phosphate. |