533-67-5
134.13
C5H10O4
Water
2-8°C
A five carbon sugar that is a component of ribonucleic acid (RNA), where it alternates with phosphate groups to form the "back-bone" of the RNA polymer and binds to nitrogen bases. Ribose phosphates are components of nucleotide coenzymes and are utilized by microorganisms in the synthesis of the amino acid histidine. A relative, deoxyribose, is a?constituent of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA), where it alternates with phosphate groups to form the "back-bone" of the DNA polymer and binds to nitrogen bases.
0.8501 lbs
3.00 x 6.00 x 3.00