adenyl
adenyl noun: the univalent radical derived from adenine.
Noun
adenyl (plural adenyls)
- The univalent radical derived from adenine.
- I was told that he was a great biochemist but he was lost in a futile search for an active acetyl compound when “everybody knew” it was an adenyl acetyl complex.1988, Samuel P. Bessman, Chandra Mohan, “The Intracellular Mechanism of Insulin Action”, in Horst Kleinkauf, Hans von Döhren, Lothar Jaenicke, editors, The Roots of Modern Biochemistry: Fritz...
- It is activated by 2'-5' oligoadenylates with at least three adenyl residues and one 5' phosphoryl group.2005, Peter Palese, editor, Modulation of Host Gene Expression and Innate Immunity by Viruses, Springer, page 45
Synonyms of adenyl
Forms of adenyl
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Words formed from adenyl
Questions about adenyl
- What does adenyl mean?
- Adenyl means the univalent radical derived from adenine.
- What part of speech is adenyl?
- Adenyl is a noun.
- What is the plural of adenyl?
- The plural of adenyl is adenyls.
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