Deoxyribose

Deoxyribose is a five-carbon sugar (a pentose) that serves as a core structural component of DNA. In biochemical and API-style contexts, it’s often treated as an intermediate molecular building block that links nitrogenous bases and phosphate groups to form the DNA backbone.

API Name Decitabine
CAS No 533-67-5
Molecular Formula C5H10O4
Molecular Weight 134.13 g/mol
Synonyms (4S,5R)-5-(hydroxymethyl)oxolane-2,4-diol