Which of the following sugar is present in nucleotide of RNA?

1. L-GlucoseD-Ribose
2. D-Ribose
3. L-Threose
4. D-Fructose

Solution

Pentose Sugar is the component of the nucleotides. The sugar present in RNA is $\beta-D-$ ribose and in DNA is $\beta-D-$ deoxyribose.

Asked in: MHT CET 2022 (08 Aug Shift 1)

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