nucleoside

See also: nucléoside

English

Noun

nucleoside (plural nucleosides)

(biochemistry) 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.

Meronyms

nucleobase

Derived terms

Translations

organic molecule

Finnish: nukleosidi
Italian: nucleoside (it) m
Japanese: ヌクレオシド (nukureoshido)

Khmer: ខាងស្នូល (khang snol)
Turkish: nükleozit

See also

Italian

Pronunciation

Rhymes: -ide

Noun

nucleoside m (plural nucleosidi)

(biochemistry) nucleoside

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