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Draw a deoxyribose (sugar).

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Draw a deoxyribose (sugar).

Monosaccharides (sugar):

Monosaccharides are simple sugars consists of polyhydroxy ketones or aldehydes. Monosaccharides are named based on the number of carbon atoms present in the molecule (tetroses, hexoses, pentoses).

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Ribose is a pentose (five-carbon) sugar. Nucleic acids consist of two types of pentose sugars; Ribose and deoxyribose sugar. Deoxyribose is a...

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Deoxyribose Sugar | Definition, Structure & Function

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Learn about deoxyribose and how important or functional deoxyribose is as a deoxyribose nucleotide in human DNA. See the structure and formula of deoxyribose.


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