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deoxyribose

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deoxyribose /de·oxy·ri·bose/ (-ri´bōs) a deoxypentose found in deoxyribonucleic acids (DNA), deoxyribonucleotides, and deoxyribonucleosides.
de·ox·y·ri·bose (d-ks-rbs)
n.
A sugar that is a constituent of DNA.
deoxyribose
[dē·ok′sē·rī′bōs]
ribose that has been transformed into a deoxy sugar, found in deoxyribonucleic acids (DNA). Compare ribose.
deoxyribose
an aldopentose found in deoxyribonucleic acid, deoxyribonucleotides and deoxyribonucleosides.


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The crystal structure of the human DNA repair endonuclease HAP1 suggests the recognition of extra-helical deoxyribose at DNA abasic sites.
Inhibition of Ape1 nuclease activity by lead, iron, and cadmium by Wilson, David M., III / Environmental Health Perspectives
The total figure is for one of each base, four deoxyribose molecules and four phosphate bonds.
Diffractive optics from self-assembled DNA by Levine, Zachary H. / Journal of Research of the National Institute of Standards and Technology
Mitomycin C-induced deoxyribose degradation inhibited by superoxide dismutase.
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