Deoxyribose

d-deoxyribose
Names
	IUPAC name 2-deoxy-d-ribose
	Other names 2-deoxy-d-erythro-pentose; thyminose
Identifiers
CAS Number	533-67-5 ;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ChEBI	CHEBI:28816 ;
ChemSpider	4573703 ;
EC Number	208-573-0;
PubChem CID	5460005;
UNII	LSW4H01241 ;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID60190259 ;
	InChI InChI=1S/C5H10O4/c6-2-1-4(8)5(9)3-7/h2,4-5,7-9H,1,3H2/t4-,5+/m0/s1 Key: ASJSAQIRZKANQN-CRCLSJGQSA-N ; InChI=1/C5H10O4/c6-2-1-4(8)5(9)3-7/h2,4-5,7-9H,1,3H2/t4-,5+/m0/s1 Key: ASJSAQIRZKANQN-CRCLSJGQBK;
	SMILES C(C=O)[C@@H]([C@@H](CO)O)O;
Properties
Chemical formula	C5H10O4
Molar mass	134.131 g·mol−1
Appearance	White solid
Melting point	91 °C (196 °F; 364 K)
Solubility in water	Very soluble
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). verify (what is ?) Infobox references

Deoxyribose, or more precisely 2-deoxyribose, is a monosaccharide with idealized formula H−(C=O)−(CH₂)−(CHOH)₃−H. Its name indicates that it is a deoxy sugar, meaning that it is derived from the sugar ribose by loss of a hydroxy group. Discovered in 1929 by Phoebus Levene,^[2] deoxyribose is most notable for its presence in DNA. Since the pentose sugars arabinose and ribose only differ by the stereochemistry at C2′, 2-deoxyribose and 2-deoxyarabinose are equivalent, although the latter term is rarely used because ribose, not arabinose, is the precursor to deoxyribose.

^ The Merck Index: An Encyclopedia of Chemicals, Drugs, and Biologicals (11th ed.), Merck, 1989, ISBN 091191028X, 2890
^ "Comprehensive Timeline of Biological Discoveries" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 September 2016. Retrieved 31 July 2017.

[1] The Merck Index: An Encyclopedia of Chemicals, Drugs, and Biologicals (11th ed.), Merck, 1989, ISBN 091191028X, 2890

[levene-2] "Comprehensive Timeline of Biological Discoveries" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 September 2016. Retrieved 31 July 2017.

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