5-deoxy-D-Ribose is a building block that has been used in the synthesis of carcinolytic compounds.1
1.Shunk, C.H., Lavigne, J.B., and Folkers, K.Studies on carcinolytic compounds. V. 6,7-Dimethyl-9-[1'-(5-desoxy-D-ribityl)]-isoalloxazineJ. Am. Chem. Soc.77(8)2210-2212(1955)
















