nucleoside /nu·cleo·side/ (noo´kle-o-sīd″) one of the compounds into which a nucleotide is split by the action of nucleotidase or by chemical means; it consists of a sugar (a pentose) with a purine or pyrimidine base.
nucleoside
nucleoside [noo´kle-o-sīd]
nucleoside (noo´klē
sīd´),
nu·cle·o·side (n  kl - -s d )n. Any of various compounds consisting of a sugar, usually ribose or deoxyribose, and a purine or pyrimidine base, especially a compound obtained by hydrolysis of a nucleic acid, such as adenosine or guanine. |
nucleoside
[no̅o̅′klē·əsīd′]
a component of a nucleotide that consists of a nitrogenous base linked to a pentose sugar.
nucleoside [noo´kle-o-sīd]
any of a class of compounds produced by hydrolysis of nucleotides, consisting of a sugar (a pentose or a hexose) and a purine or pyrimidine base.
nucleoside (noo´klē
sīd´),n purine or pyrimidine bases attached to a ribose or deoxyribose.
nucleoside
any of a class of compounds produced by hydrolysis of nucleotides, consisting of a sugar (a pentose or a hexose) and a purine or pyrimidine base.
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