Riboside
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riboside
the product of the formation of a glycosidic bond between ribose and another group, either through the nitrogen of an amine or a hydroxyl group, i.e. via N- or O-glycosidic linkages. See also pseudouridine. Compare ribonucleoside.
| ribose-phosphate pyrophosphokinase, ribose-5-phosphate epimerase, ribose nucleic acid | |
| ribosomal DNA, ribosomal RNA, ribosomal ambiguity |
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A riboside is any glycoside of ribose. Ribosides in the form of ribonucleosides and ribonucleotides play an important role in biochemistry.
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