adenosine

Noun

Meaning

(biochemistry) a nucleoside that is a structural component of nucleic acids; it is present in all living cells in a combined form as a constituent of DNA and RNA and ADP and ATP and AMP

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Synonyms

amp camp ATP nucleoside glycoside GMP adenosine monophosphate GTP adenine adenosine triphosphate guanosine ATPase triphosphate uridine monophosphate adenylate

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Antonyms

toxic chemicals

Hypernyms

nucleoside

Related terms

adenylic acid adenylate

Phrases with the word

cyclic adenosine monophosphate adenosine 5'-triphosphate adenosine monophosphate deaminase disodium adenosine triphosphate adenosine diphosphate ribose adenosine 3'-monophosphate

Examples

Although catalysis of the peptide bond involves the C2 hydroxyl of RNA's P-site adenosine in a proton shuttle mechanism, other steps in protein synthesis (such as translocation) are caused by changes in protein conformations. Source: Internet

All organisms use this energy to produce adenosine triphosphate (ATP), which can then be used to energize other reactions. Source: Internet

After the mRNA has been cleaved, around 250 adenosine residues are added to the free 3' end at the cleavage site. Source: Internet

Because the bacterium had so much energy, it probably leaked some of it as adenosine triphosphate into the cell's cytoplasm. Source: Internet

Among those compounds are thiamine triphosphate (ThTP) and adenosine thiamine triphosphate (AThTP). Source: Internet

Current cells contain adenosine triphosphate or ATP and adenosine 5'-monophosphate or AMP, which greatly resemble each other but have completely different functions. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

adenose adenoside adenosinase adenosine 2'-phosphate adenosine 3'-monophosphate adenosine 3'-phosphate