adenosine
a den o sine |əˈdenəˌsēn, -sin əˈdɛnəsin | ▶noun Biochemistry a compound consisting of adenine combined with ribose, one of four nucleoside units in RNA. ORIGIN early 20th cent.: blend of adenine and ribose .
adenosine deaminase
a den o sine de am i nase |dēˈaməˌnās, -ˌnāz əˈdɛnəsin diˈæməˌneɪs | ▶noun Biochemistry an enzyme that catalyzes the deamination of adenosine to inosine.
adenosine monophosphate
a den o sine mon o phos phate |ˌmänōˈfäsˌfāt əˌdɛnoʊsin ˌmɑnoʊˈfɑsfeɪt |(abbr.: AMP ) ▶noun Biochemistry a compound consisting of an adenosine molecule bonded to one acidic phosphate group, present in most DNA and RNA. It often exists in a cyclic form with the phosphate bonded to the nucleoside at two points.
adenosine triphosphate
a den o sine tri phos phate |trīˈfäsˌfāt əˌdɛnəsin traɪˈfɑsfeɪt |(abbr.: ATP ) ▶noun Biochemistry a compound consisting of an adenosine molecule bonded to three phosphate groups, present in all living tissue. The breakage of one phosphate linkage (to form adenosine diphosphate, ADP ) provides energy for physiological processes such as muscular contraction.
adenosine |əˈdɛnə (ʊ )siːn | ▶noun [ mass noun ] Biochemistry a compound consisting of adenine combined with ribose, present in all living tissue in combined form as nucleotides. ORIGIN early 20th cent.: blend of adenine and ribose .
adenosine deaminase |diːˈamɪneɪz | ▶noun [ mass noun ] Biochemistry an enzyme which catalyses the deamination of adenosine to inosine.
adenosine monophosphate (abbrev.: AMP ) ▶noun another term for adenylic acid.
adenosine triphosphate (abbrev.: ATP ) ▶noun [ mass noun ] Biochemistry a compound consisting of an adenosine molecule bonded to three phosphate groups, present in all living tissue. The breakage of one phosphate linkage (to form adenosine diphosphate, ADP ) provides energy for physiological processes such as muscular contraction.
The Wordsmith Dictionary
The Wordsmith Dictionary