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dinucleotide

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[dahy-noo-klee-uh-tahyd, -nyoo-] / daɪˈnu kli əˌtaɪd, -ˈnju- /

noun

Biochemistry.
  1. a molecule composed of two nucleotide subunits.


Etymology

Origin of dinucleotide

First recorded in 1925–30; di- 1 + nucleotide


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Their findings reveal a previously unknown dinucleotide binding pocket within the DnaA oligomer, where two bases of a repeating DnaA-trio sequence tightly bind, enabling the capture of a single DNA strand.

From Science Daily ● Dec. 21, 2023

In response to an unknown viral cue, the bacterial cGAS-like enzyme CdnE produces the cyclic dinucleotide 3′,3′ c-di-GMP, in which the nucleotides are joined only by 3′–5′ linkages.

From Nature ● Sep. 27, 2020

These electrons are in a high-energy state and are transported to NAD+, also known as nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide.

From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2018

Green boxed Arg, residue that selects for the central CG dinucleotide.

From Nature ● Feb. 7, 2017

He determined the position of the phosphate groups in the molecule and confirmed it by synthesis of dinucleotide phosphates.

From History of Phosphorus by Eduard Farber

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