adenosine
Biochemistry. a white, crystalline, water-soluble nucleoside, C10H13N5O4, of adenine and ribose.
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How to use adenosine in a sentence
His work has shown that these patients usually have poorly functioning mitochondria—organelles that provide energy to cells in the form of adenosine triphosphate, or ATP.
Increasing protein intake could help patients recover from the ICU | Alla Katnelson/Undark | August 25, 2021 | Popular-ScienceIt was named adenosine triphosphate or adenyltriphosphoric acid, usually abbreviated by the symbol ATP.
British Dictionary definitions for adenosine
/ (æˈdɛnəˌsiːn, ˌædɪˈnəʊsiːn) /
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
Origin of adenosine
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Scientific definitions for adenosine
[ ə-dĕn′ə-sēn′ ]
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.
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