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deoxyribonucleotide
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deoxyribonucleotide /de·oxy·ri·bo·nu·cleo·tide/ (-noo´kle-o-tīd) a nucleotide having a purine or pyrimidine base bonded to deoxyribose, which in turn is bonded to a phosphate group.
de·ox·y·ri·bo·nu·cle·o·tide (d-ks-rb-nkl--td)
n.
A nucleotide containing deoxyribose that is a constituent of DNA.

deoxyribonucleotide [de-ok″sĭ-ri″bo-noo´kle-o-tīd]
a nucleotide having a purine or pyrimidine base bonded to deoxyribose, which in turn is bonded to a phosphate group.

deoxyribonucleotide
a nucleotide having a purine or pyrimidine base bonded to deoxyribose, which in turn is bonded to a phosphate group.


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DNA polymerase cannot create links between deoxyribonucleotides unless a free 3'-OH residue (ribo- or deoxyribonucleotide) permits the initiation of replication.
Inhibition of ribonucleotide reductase by antisense drugs would lead to depletion of the supply of deoxyribonucleotides to tumor cells, and dramatic reduction in tumor growth.
Ribonucleotide reductase catalyzes the critical conversion of ribonucleotides to deoxyribonucleotides in all organisms.
 
 
 
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