adenine

[ad-n-in, -een, -ahyn]

noun

1. Biochemistry.,  a purine base, C 5 H 5 N 5 , one of the fundamental components of nucleic acids, as DNA, in which it forms a base pair with thymine, and RNA, in which it pairs with uracil. A

adenine

/ -ˌnaɪn, -ˌniːn, ˈædənɪn /

noun

1. a purine base present in tissues of all living organisms as a constituent of the nucleic acids DNA and RNA and of certain coenzymes; 6-aminopurine. Formula: C 5 H 5 N 5 ; melting pt: 360–365°C

adenine

1. A purine base that is a component of DNA and RNA, forming a base pair with thymine in DNA and with uracil in RNA. Adenine is also part of other biologically important compounds, such as ATP, NAD, and vitamin B-12, and occurs in tea. Chemical formula: C ₅ H ₅ N ₅ .

Word History and Origins

Origin of adenine¹

1880–85; < German Adenin; aden-, -ine ²

Example Sentences

Importantly they also discovered all five nitrogenous bases — adenine, guanine, cytosine, thymine, and uracil — that are necessary to build DNA and RNA.

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These include 14 of the 20 amino acids that life on Earth uses to build proteins and all four of the ring-shaped molecules that make up DNA - adenine, guanine, cytosine and thymine.

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Nucleotides are composed of three distinctive parts: a sugar molecule, a phosphate group and one of the four nucleobases adenine, thymine, guanine and cytosine.

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NMNAT2 is a vital provider of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide for the brain.

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"Upon introduction of this small molecule, the two separate inactive fragments of the adenine base editor are glued together and rendered active," Zeng said.

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