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单词 adenosine
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Definition of adenosine in English:

adenosine

noun əˈdɛnə(ʊ)siːnəˈdenəˌsēn
mass nounBiochemistry
  • A compound consisting of adenine combined with ribose, present in all living tissue in combined form as nucleotides.

    〔生化〕腺甙,腺嘌呤核甙

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The salvage pathways combine adenine with a pentose to alter the adenosine nucleotide pool inventory.
    • For instance, the adenine nucleotide, adenosine, can theoretically be produced entirely abiotically.
    • The nucleotide elements of DNA are adenosine, guanine, cytosine, and thymine, abbreviated A, G, C, and T, respectively.
    • Adenosine deaminase is an aminohydrolase that converts adenosine to inosine and is thus involved in the catabolism of purine bases.
    • This is the enzyme responsible for converting adenosine to inosine in the catabolism of the purines.

Origin

Early 20th century: blend of adenine and ribose.

Definition of adenosine in US English:

adenosine

nounəˈdenəˌsēn
Biochemistry
  • A compound consisting of adenine combined with ribose, one of four nucleoside units in RNA.

    〔生化〕腺甙,腺嘌呤核甙

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The nucleotide elements of DNA are adenosine, guanine, cytosine, and thymine, abbreviated A, G, C, and T, respectively.
    • This is the enzyme responsible for converting adenosine to inosine in the catabolism of the purines.
    • The salvage pathways combine adenine with a pentose to alter the adenosine nucleotide pool inventory.
    • Adenosine deaminase is an aminohydrolase that converts adenosine to inosine and is thus involved in the catabolism of purine bases.
    • For instance, the adenine nucleotide, adenosine, can theoretically be produced entirely abiotically.

Origin

Early 20th century: blend of adenine and ribose.

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