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adenosine
a nucleoside formed by the condensation of adenine and ribose. It is present in all living cells in a combined form, as in ribonucleic acids. Formula: C10H13N5O4 -
deoxyribose
a pentose sugar obtained by the hydrolysis of DNA. Formula: C5H10O4 -
guanosine
a ribonucleoside component of ribonucleic acid, comprising ribose and guanine. -
monosaccharide
a carbohydrate that does not hydrolyze, as glucose, fructose, or ribose, occurring naturally or obtained by the hydrolysis of glycosides or polysaccharides. -
nucleoside
any of the class of compounds derived by the hydrolysis of nucleic acids or nucleotides, consisting typically of deoxyribose or ribose combined with adenine, guanine, cytosine, uracil, or thymine. -
ribavirin
a synthetic compound, C 8 H 1 2 N 4 O 5 , active against several DNA and RNA viruses.