The number of carbons in deoxy ribose sugar is

Four

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Five

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Six

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Three

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Solution

The correct option is B Five
The number of carbons in deoxyribose sugar is 5. Deoxyribose, or 2-deoxyribose, is a monosaccharide with idealized formula H-(C=O)-(CH2)-(CHOH) $_{3}$ -H. It is a deoxy sugar, thus it is derived from the ribose sugar by the loss of an oxygen atom.
So, the correct answer is option B.

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