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English word ribose comes from German Ribose, which derives from German Ribonsäure. It is also influenced by a related sugar called arabinose, which is formed from gum arabic
arabinose (English)
(carbohydrate) An aldopentose that occurs most often in polysaccharides such as hemicellulose and pectin.
Ribonsäure (German)
Ribose (German)
(carbohydrate) ribose.
ribose (English)
(carbohydrate) A naturally occurring pentose sugar, which is a component of the nucleosides and nucleotides that constitute the nucleic acid biopolymer, RNA. It is also found in riboflavin.