dinucleotide
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dinucleotide (plural dinucleotides)
(biochemistry) Any molecule consisting primarily of two nucleotide units
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At the DNA level, the halophiles exhibit distinct dinucleotide and codon usage.
During the metabolism of alcohol via the respective dehydrogenases, NAD ( Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide ) is converted into reduced NAD.
Seventy percent of the DNA in any human genome is methylated, meaning it contains methyl group modifications within a CpG dinucleotide context.
The free energy released in this process is used to form the high-energy compounds ATP ( adenosine triphosphate ) and NADH ( reduced nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide ).
The two phases are linked by the energy carriers adenosine triphosphate (ATP) and nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADP + ).
This reduced form of the coenzyme is then a substrate for any of the reductases in the cell that need to reduce their substrates. citation Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide exists in two related forms in the cell, NADH and NADPH.