adenine /ad·e·nine/ (ad´ĕ-nēn) a purine base; in plant and animal cells usually occurring complexed with ribose or deoxyribose to form adenosine and deoxyadenosine, components of nucleic acids, nucleotides, and coenzymes. A preparation is used to improve the preservation of whole blood. Symbol A.
adenine
adenine (ad´
nēn),
adenine arabinoside vidarabine.
ad·e·nine ( d n- n , - n)n. Abbr. A A purine base that is a constituent of DNA and RNA and an important energy transport and storage component in cellular metabolism. |
adenine
[ad′ənin]
a purine base that is a component of DNA, RNA, adenosine monophosphate (AMP), cyclic AMP, adenosine diphosphate, and adenosine triphosphate.
adenine (ad´
nēn),n a component of the nucleic acids, DNA and RNA, and a constituent of cyclic AMP and the adenosine portion of AMP, ADP, and ATP.
adenine
a purine base present in nucleoproteins of cells of plants and animals. Adenine and guanine are essential components of nucleic acids.
adenine arabinoside
see vidarabine.
adenine nucleotide translocator
protein in the inner mitochondrial membrane; exchanges ADP produced by reactions in the cytosol for ATP produced in the mitochondrion by oxidative phosphorylation.
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