nucleoside
See also: nucléoside
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Noun
nucleoside (plural nucleosides)
- (biochemistry) an organic molecule in which a nitrogenous heterocyclic base (or nucleobase), which can be either a double-ringed purine or a single-ringed pyrimidine, is covalently attached to a five-carbon pentose sugar (deoxyribose in DNA or ribose in RNA). When the phosphate group is covalently attached to the pentose sugar, it forms a nucleotide.
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Translations
organic molecule
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Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nu.kle.oˈzi.de/
- Rhymes: -ide
- Hyphenation: nu‧cle‧o‧sì‧de
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