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noun
- Biochemistry. a white, crystalline, water-soluble nucleoside, C10H13N5O4, of adenine and ribose.
noun
- biochem a nucleoside formed by the condensation of adenine and ribose. It is present in all living cells in a combined form, as in ribonucleic acids. Formula: C 10 H 13 N 5 O 4
n.
- A nucleoside that is a structural component of nucleic acids and the major molecular component of ADP, AMP, and ATP.
- A compound consisting of adenine combined with ribose. Adenosine is one of the nucleotides in DNA and is also a component of ADP, AMP, and ATP. Chemical formula: C10H13N5O4.