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Definition :

A ribonucleoside C10H12N4O5 found in meat and meat extracts differing from adenosine in having a hydroxyl rather than an amine attached to the purine ring It may be prepared from adenosine by the enzyme adenosine deaminase or by chemical deamination as with nitrous acid It participates in some cellular functions but is not one of the normal nucleoside components of RNA