Deoxyribose

Deoxyribose, the sugar component of DNA, was identified, distinguishing it from ribose in RNA. This discovery clarified the two forms of nucleic acids: RNA and DNA, crucial for genetic material.
 Phoebus Aaron Theodore Levene United States 1929 Deoxyribose

Deoxyribose, the sugar component of DNA, was identified, distinguishing it from ribose in RNA. This discovery clarified the two forms of nucleic acids: RNA and DNA, crucial for genetic material.