| 释义 |
adenine /ˈadɪniːn /noun [mass noun] BiochemistryA compound which is one of the four constituent bases of nucleic acids. A purine derivative, it is paired with thymine in double-stranded DNA.- Alternative name: 6-aminopurine; chemical formula: C5H5N5.
There are four types of nucleotides in DNA, each containing one of four bases - adenine, guanine, cytosine, or thymine....- Causes and effects The structure of thalidomide is similar to that of the DNA purine bases adenine and guanine.
- The strands consist of sugar and phosphate groups, the sugars being attached to a base - adenine, thymine, guanine, or cytosine.
Origin Late 19th century: coined in German from Greek adēn 'gland' + -ine4. |