dinucleotide
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of dinucleotide
First recorded in 1925–30; di- 1 + nucleotide
Example Sentences
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NMNAT2 is a vital provider of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide for the brain.
From Science Daily • Jan. 31, 2024
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
He determined the position of the phosphate groups in the molecule and confirmed it by synthesis of dinucleotide phosphates.
From History of Phosphorus by Farber, Eduard
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