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Pentose is a five carbon simple carbohydrate (monosaccharide). An example of a pentose sugar would be ribose in RNA and deoxyribose in DNA.  
Pentose is a five carbon simple carbohydrate&nbsp;(monosaccharide)<ref>Breg J M., Tymoczko J L and Stryer L., (2011) Biochemistry, New York: W. H. Freemand and Company</ref>. An example of a pentose sugar would be ribose&nbsp;in RNA&nbsp;and deoxyribose&nbsp;in DNA.  


=== References  ===
=== References  ===


<references />Breg J M., Tymoczko J L and Stryer L., (2011) Biochemistry, New York: W. H. Freemand and Company
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Pentose is a five carbon simple carbohydrate (monosaccharide)[1]. An example of a pentose sugar would be ribose in RNA and deoxyribose in DNA.

References

  1. Breg J M., Tymoczko J L and Stryer L., (2011) Biochemistry, New York: W. H. Freemand and Company