(diːˌɒksɪˈraɪbəʊs, -bəʊz) or desoxyribose (dɛsˌɒksɪˈraɪbəʊs, -bəʊz)
noun
a pentose sugar obtained by the hydrolysis of DNA. Formula: C5H10O4
deoxyribose in American English
(diˌɑksiˈraɪboʊs)
noun
the sugar component, C5H10O4, of DNA
deoxyribose in American English
(diˌɑksɪˈraibous)
noun Biochemistry
1.
any of certain carbohydrates derived from ribose by the replacement of a hydroxyl group with a hydrogen atom
2.
the sugar, HOCH2(CHOH)2CH2CHO, obtained from DNA by hydrolysis
Word origin
[1930–35; deoxy- + ribose]This word is first recorded in the period 1930–35. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: acoustic phonetics, old school tie, preset, technical foul, video
Examples of 'deoxyribose' in a sentence
deoxyribose
By this index, the aldehydes rating was as follows: ribose < deoxyribose < acrolein < glyoxal < formaldehyde < methylglyoxal.
I. P. Krysyuk, N. D. Dzvonkevych, T. T. Volodina, N. N. Popova, S. G. Shandrenko 2015, 'Effect of bioactive aldehydes on gelatin properties', Ukrainian Biochemical Journalhttp://ukrbiochemjournal.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Krysyuk_2_15.pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Hydroxyl radical scavenger activity was measured monitoring the deoxyribose oxidation.
Tiago O. Vieira, Ilana Seifriz, Carla C. T. Charão, Simone Q. de Oliveira, Tânia B.Creczynski-Pasa 2011, 'Antioxidant effects of crude extracts from Baccharis species: inhibition of myeloperoxidaseactivity, protection against lipid peroxidation, and action as oxidative species scavenger',Revista Brasileira de Farmacognosiahttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-695X2011000400007&lng=en&tlng=en. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
For measuring free radicals levels, the suger deoxyribose was used as a detector molecule.
safar Shams, mohammad reza Safari 2005, 'Development of a Method for measuring Reactive Oxygen Radicals Levels In Vitro andStudy the Effects of Vitamin C and E on Radical Production Reaction', Yaftehhttp://yafte.lums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-1-365&slc_lang=en&sid=1. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Seven phenolics augmented the oxidative degradation of deoxyribose with the highest enhancement at 95.0% ± 21.3% (quercetin) and 60.6%± 12.2% (phloridzin).
Jeffrey de Graft-Johnson, Dariusz Nowak 2016, 'Effect of Selected Plant Phenolics on Fe2+-EDTA-H2O2 System Mediated Deoxyribose Oxidation:Molecular Structure-Derived Relationships of Anti- and Pro-Oxidant Actions', Moleculeshttp://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/22/1/59. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The different fractions inhibited lipid peroxidation, repressed the production of nitric oxide radicals, and prevented deoxyribose degradation.
Vandana Gautam, Sukhmeen Kaur Kohli, Saroj Arora, Renu Bhardwaj, Mohsin Kazi, AjazAhmad, Mohammad Raish, Majid Ahmad Ganaie, Parvaiz Ahmad 2018, 'Antioxidant and Antimutagenic Activities of Different Fractions from the Leaves ofRhododendron arboreum Sm. and Their GC-MS Profiling', Moleculeshttp://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/23/9/2239. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)