What is another word for ribose?
Pronunciation: [ɹˈɪbə͡ʊz] (IPA) 
Ribose is a five-carbon sugar molecule that forms the backbone of RNA. Synonyms for ribose include D-ribofuranose, D-ribose, and D-pentose. D-Ribofuranose, also known as furanose, is a cyclic form of ribose that is commonly found in RNA. D-Pentose, on the other hand, is a five-carbon sugar molecule that can refer to any of the five-carbon sugars, of which ribose is one. Other synonyms for ribose include 2-deoxyribose, a variant of ribose found in DNA, and arabinose, a sugar molecule found in many plant polysaccharides. These synonyms may be used interchangeably in molecular biology and biochemistry.
