D-Ribose

**Molecular formula:** C₅H₁₀O₅

**Molar mass:** 150,13 g/mol

**Information:** D-ribose is a monosaccharide pentose group (its molecule contains five atoms of carbon).

**Use:** It is an important component of biochemical compounds involved in metabolic processes in organisms .

**Appearance:** In the organism it is an ingredient of many important compounds, e.g. it is part of ribonucleic acid (RNA), adenosine triphosphate (ATP), coenzyme A, coenzyme flavin adenine dinucleotide (FAD) etc.