Deoxyribose

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-013027",
  "term": "Deoxyribose",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "A monosaccharide sugar that forms the backbone of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) through phosphodiester bonds. It is a pentose, meaning it has five carbon atoms, and is derived from the sugar ribose by the replacement of a hydroxyl group with a hydrogen atom at the 2' position. This absence of the 2'-hydroxyl group makes DNA chemically more stable than ribonucleic acid (RNA), which contains ribose.",
  "subject": "Analytical Chemistry",
  "references": [
    "PAC, 2018, 90, 1121. 'Terminology of bioanalytical methods (IUPAC Recommendations 2018)' on page 1144 (https://doi.org/10.1515/pac-2016-1120)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/deoxyribose/"
}