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Adenosine Diphosphate Ribose MeSH Descriptor Data 2025
An ester formed between the aldehydic carbon of RIBOSE and the terminal phosphate of ADENOSINE DIPHOSPHATE. It is produced by the hydrolysis of nicotinamide-adenine dinucleotide (NAD) by a variety of enzymes, some of which transfer an ADP-ribosyl group to target proteins.
Entry Term(s)
ADP Ribose
ADP-Ribose
ADPribose
Adenosine 5'-Diphosphoribose
Adenosine Diphosphoribose
Registry Numbers
20762-30-5
CAS Type 1 Name
Adenosine 5'-(trihydrogen diphosphate), P'-5-ester with D-ribose
NLM Classification #
QU 57
Previous Indexing
Adenine Nucleotides (1966-1970)
Adenosine Diphosphate Sugars (1975-1979)
Nucleoside Diphosphate Sugars (1971-1974)
Ribose (1966-1974) /AA (1975-1979)
Public MeSH Note
87; was see under NUCLEOSIDE DIPHOSPHATE SUGARS 1980-86
History Note
87(80); was see under NUCLEOSIDE DIPHOSPHATE SUGARS 1980-86
An ester formed between the aldehydic carbon of RIBOSE and the terminal phosphate of ADENOSINE DIPHOSPHATE. It is produced by the hydrolysis of nicotinamide-adenine dinucleotide (NAD) by a variety of enzymes, some of which transfer an ADP-ribosyl group to target proteins.