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.
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.