Adenine
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈæ.dəˌniːn/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Adenine is a noun meaning (biochemistry, genetics) A base, C₅H₅N₅, found in certain glands and tissues, which pairs with thymine in DNA and uracil in RNA.
Meaning
(biochemistry, genetics) A base, C₅H₅N₅, found in certain glands and tissues, which pairs with thymine in DNA and uracil in RNA.
Example Sentences
One of these labels is ethenoadenine, which is obtained by chemical modification of adenine.
The HCN pentamer, adenine (a constituent of DNA, RNA and many coenzymes), is one of the most abundant biochemical molecules.
Sinclair also takes 1 gram of NMN, or nicotinamide mononucleotide, which in the body turns into NAD+, or nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide.
There are two genes in the adenine biosynthetic pathway of yeast (ADE1 and ADE2) that, apart from producing an absolute requirement for adenine when mutant, also produce a change in colony color.
Word Forms
- adenines
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include dinucleotide, thymine, nicotinamide, arabinoside, nucleotides, nucleobase.
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