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Which of the following is a pentose sugar ?

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Glucose

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Fructose

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Ribose

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Cellulose

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Solution

The correct option is A Ribose
Ribose $(C_{5} H_{10} O_{5})$ is a pentose sugar which chiefly occurs in the nucleotide of nucleic acid (e.g., R.N.A)

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