deoxiribóz
Deoxiribóz, commonly known as deoxyribose, is a pentose sugar (a monosaccharide containing five carbon atoms) that plays a fundamental role in biology as a key component of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA). Its chemical formula is C₅H₁₀O₄, distinguishing it from ribose, another pentose sugar, by the absence of an oxygen atom on the 2' carbon position, which gives it its name ("deoxy" meaning "without oxygen").
Deoxyribose is a linear molecule composed of a five-carbon backbone with hydroxyl (OH) groups attached to most
In DNA, deoxyribose forms a glycosidic bond with nitrogenous bases—adenine, thymine, cytosine, and guanine—through its 1'
Deoxyribose can be synthesized chemically or isolated from biological sources, though it is not typically found