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Which sugar is present in RNA?(a) β-D-ribose(b) β-D-fructose(c) β-D-galactose(d) β-D-2-deoxyriboseI had been asked this question during a job interview.I want to ask this question from Biomolecules in chapter Biomolecules of Chemistry – Class 12

Answer» RIGHT CHOICE is (a) β-D-ribose

For EXPLANATION I would say: Nucleic acids are made up of units of pentose sugar, base and phosphoric ACID that are linked together to form long chain. The sugar moiety in RNA is β-D-ribose.


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