Tags: Chemical Compound, Chemical Substance.
L-Deoxyribose is an organic compound with formula C5H10O4. It is a synthetic monosaccharide a stereoisomer (mirror image) of the natural compound D-deoxyribose.L-Deoxyribose can be synthesized from D-galactose. It has been used in chemical research e.g. in the synthesis of mirror-image DNA.
