I-D-Ribose ibonakala njengempushana emhlophe kuya kokumhlophe. I-D-Ribose iyingxenye ebalulekile ye-ribonucleic acid (RNA) ne-ATP, edlala indima ebalulekile emisebenzini yokuphila. Ingasetshenziswa njengesithuthukisi samandla sezithako zokwelashwa kwe-metabolic ku-chroni