Ribose

Ribose is a five-carbon sugar. It is found in RNA (ribonucleic acid).

D-Ribose is taken as a herbal supplement. Victims of fibromyalgia often report reduced pain and increased energy with little or no side effects.

Ribose Media

• Fischer Projection of L-Ribose.jpg

  L-Ribose Fischer Projection

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  The difference between Ribose and Deoxyribose is the presence of a 2' OH

• Pentose Phosphate Pathway.png

  Pentose Phosphate Pathway: begins with d-glucose and includes d-ribose 5-phosphate as an intermediate

• Alpha-D-Ribopyranose numbered.png

  added numbers to originals

• Beta-D-Ribopyranose numbered.png

  Added the number on the carbons

• Alpha-D-Ribofuranose numbered.png

  Added numbers to the figure

• Beta-D-Ribofuranose Numbered.png

  Added numbers to the carbons

• 2' endo.jpg

  2' endo pucker conformation of ribose

• 2' endo 3' exo.jpg

  2' endo 3' exo pucker conformation of ribose

• 3' endo 2' exo.jpg

  3' endo 2' exo pucker conformation of ribose