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Definitions for nucleoside
ˈnu kli əˌsaɪd, ˈnyu-nu·cle·o·side

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. nucleosidenoun

    a glycoside formed by partial hydrolysis of a nucleic acid

GCIDE

  1. nucleosidenoun

    A type of molecule found in all living organisms, present mostly in chemically combined form as a component of nucleic acids, and also in smaller amounts in free form, consisting of a pentose sugar bound to a purine or pyrimidine base; two types of nucleoside, ribonucleoside and deoxyribonucleoside, are present. The most common bases present in nucleosides are adenine, cytosine, uracil, guanine, and thymine, and to a lesser extent hypoxanthine and other bases are found. The most commmon ribonucleosides composed from these bases are called adenosine, cytidine, uridine, and guanosine. The forms esterified with orthophosphoric at the 5-position of the pentose are called nucleotides. The nucleotides form the monomer units which are combined into DNA and RNA, which carry the genetic information required for reproduction in all known organisms.

Wiktionary

  1. nucleosidenoun

    an organic molecule in which a nitrogenous heterocyclic base (or nucleobase), which can be either a double-ringed purine or a single-ringed pyrimidine, is covalently attached to a five-carbon pentose sugar (deoxyribose in DNA or ribose in RNA). When the phosphate group is covalently attached to the pentose sugar, it forms a nucleotide.

Wikipedia

  1. Nucleoside

    Nucleosides are glycosylamines that can be thought of as nucleotides without a phosphate group. A nucleoside consists simply of a nucleobase (also termed a nitrogenous base) and a five-carbon sugar (ribose or 2'-deoxyribose) whereas a nucleotide is composed of a nucleobase, a five-carbon sugar, and one or more phosphate groups. In a nucleoside, the anomeric carbon is linked through a glycosidic bond to the N9 of a purine or the N1 of a pyrimidine. Nucleotides are the molecular building blocks of DNA and RNA.

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  1. nucleoside

    A nucleoside is a compound commonly found in DNA and RNA, consisting of a nitrogenous base linked to a sugar (either ribose or deoxyribose). It lacks the phosphate group that is present in a nucleotide. The nitrogenous base can be adenine, thymine, cytosine, guanine, or uracil. The basic structure of a nucleoside includes a base and a sugar, while a nucleotide, which is formed from a nucleoside, also includes one or more phosphate groups.

Wikidata

  1. Nucleoside

    Nucleosides are glycosylamines consisting of a nucleobase bound to a ribose or deoxyribose sugar via a beta-glycosidic linkage. Examples of nucleosides include cytidine, uridine, adenosine, guanosine, thymidine and inosine.

Editors Contribution

  1. nucleoside

    A form of molecule.

    Nucleosides are located in the human body and have a role in neurotransmitting.


    Submitted by MaryC on December 26, 2020  

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of nucleoside in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of nucleoside in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

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