Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A nucleoside, C10H13N5O4, composed of adenine linked to ribose, that is a structural component of nucleic acids and the major molecular component of ADP, AMP, and ATP.
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- noun biochemistry, genetics, uncountable A
nucleoside derived fromadenine andribose , found in striated muscle tissue. - noun countable, chemistry An instance of adenosine.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun (biochemistry) a nucleoside that is a structural component of nucleic acids; it is present in all living cells in a combined form as a constituent of DNA and RNA and ADP and ATP and AMP
Etymologies
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Examples
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"Bubble boy" disease: severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID) due to a lack of an enzyme called adenosine deaminase.
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SCID arises in infants with a genetic defect that leaves them unable to produce an enzyme called adenosine deaminase.
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This form of SCID arises in babies with a genetic defect that leaves them deficient of an enzyme called adenosine deaminase.
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This form of SCID arises in babies with a genetic defect that leaves them deficient of an enzyme called adenosine deaminase.
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This form of SCID arises in babies with a genetic defect that leaves them deficient of an enzyme called adenosine deaminase.
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This form of SCID arises in babies with a genetic defect that leaves them deficient of an enzyme called adenosine deaminase.
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This form of SCID arises in babies with a genetic defect that leaves them deficient of an enzyme called adenosine deaminase.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2009
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Food is broken down into sugar units (or partially broken down sugar units) that combine with oxygen to make the body’s energy currency, which is called adenosine triphosphate (ATP).
THE PROGRAM KELLY TRAVER 2009
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Food is broken down into sugar units (or partially broken down sugar units) that combine with oxygen to make the body’s energy currency, which is called adenosine triphosphate (ATP).
THE PROGRAM KELLY TRAVER 2009
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The majority of the oxygen supplied to the cell is utilized by the mitochondria to make a chemical known as adenosine triphosphate, or ATP.
Forever Young M.D. Nicholas Perricone 2010
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