Any of a group of compounds which are acyl derivatives of urea.
〔化〕酰脲
Example sentencesExamples
Nodules were extracted and assayed for starch, sucrose, glucose, fructose, total amino acids, and ureides as described previously.
Depending on the legume species, fixed nitrogen is exported as either amides (glutamine and asparagine) or ureides (allantoin and allantoic acid), which are initially derived from the oxidative breakdown of purines.
Ammonia proceeds through a series of biochemical conversions within the nodule, resulting in nitrogen-rich compounds called ureides.
Definition of ureide in US English:
ureide
nounˈyo͝orēˌīd
Chemistry
Any of a group of compounds which are acyl derivatives of urea.
〔化〕酰脲
Example sentencesExamples
Depending on the legume species, fixed nitrogen is exported as either amides (glutamine and asparagine) or ureides (allantoin and allantoic acid), which are initially derived from the oxidative breakdown of purines.
Ammonia proceeds through a series of biochemical conversions within the nodule, resulting in nitrogen-rich compounds called ureides.
Nodules were extracted and assayed for starch, sucrose, glucose, fructose, total amino acids, and ureides as described previously.