Illustrated Glossary of Organic Chemistry - Ribofuranose

Illustrated Glossary of Organic Chemistry

Ribofuranose: The furanose form of ribose.


β-D-Ribo furanose		Ribo furanose (red) in adenosine		2-Deoxy ribo furanose (red) in 2'-deoxy adenosine

Related terms: Pyranose, nucleoside, nucleotide, heterocycle, tetrahydrofuran, THF, ether, primary alcohol, secondary alcohol, anomeric carbon, α, Haworth projection
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