nucleotides

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1. The molecules that form the basic modular structure of the double helix of the DNA molecule. A nucleotide consists of three molecules — a sugar, a phosphate group, and a molecule called a base. If the double helix is a twisted ladder, the sugar and phosphates form the sides of the ladder and pairs of bases form the rungs. There are four different bases, usually abbreviated A, C, G, and T for adenine, cytosine, guanine, and thymine). The order of bases in DNA determines the genetic code.

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"The ammonia goes into amino acids and nucleotides, both of which tumor cells depend on for growth," said Zong.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 6, 2026

DNA and RNA consist of chains of smaller units known as nucleotides, while proteins are built from amino acids.

From Science Daily ● Jan. 4, 2026

Amino acids, which make up proteins, or nucleotides, which make up DNA and RNA, are the same way.

From Salon ● Jan. 18, 2025

The irony, researchers say, is that a low-glucose tumor microenvironment is in turn slowing down cellular consumption of uridine nucleotides and presumably slowing down rates of cell death.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 26, 2024

So while Francis continued thinking about the meaning of the X-ray diagram, I began to assemble the various atomic models into several chains, each several nucleotides in length.

From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson