Nucleoside - Law Dictionary Search Results
Home Dictionary Name: nucleosidenucleoside
A type of molecule found in all living organisms present mostly in chemically combined form as a component of nucleic acids and also in smaller amounts in free form consisting of a pentose sugar bound to a purine or pyrimidine base two types of nucleoside ribonucleoside and deoxyribonucleoside are present The most common bases present in nucleosides are adenine cytosine uracil guanine and thymine and to a lesser extent hypoxanthine and other bases are found The most commmon ribonucleosides composed from these bases are called adenosine cytidine uridine and guanosine The forms esterified with orthophosphoric at the 5 position of the pentose are called nucleotides The nucleotides form the monomer units which are combined into DNA and RNA which carry the genetic information required for reproduction in all known organisms...
inosine
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...
nucleotide
a phosphate ester of a nucleoside one of the monomeric components of DNA or RNA...
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