Pentapyrimidine
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Pentapyrimidine is a noun meaning A sequence of five pyrimidines in a nucleic acid.
Meaning
A sequence of five pyrimidines in a nucleic acid.
Example Sentences
The enzyme recognizes a specific pentapyrimidine sequence of 5’-(C/T)CCTT↓-3’ and hydrolyzes the phosphodiester bond at the 3’-end of its recognition site [4 ].
Word Forms
- pentapyrimidines
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include oligopyrimidine, polypurine, dipyrimidine, pentaribonucleotide, pyrimidine, pyramidine.
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