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adenylosuccinic acid

adenylosuccinic acid noun: the adenyl derivative of succinic acid 2-[[9-[3,4-dihydroxy-5-(phosphonooxymethyl)oxolan-2-yl]purin-6-yl]amino]butanedioic acid that plays a part in nucleotide metabolism.

Noun

adenylosuccinic acid (uncountable)

  1. The adenyl derivative of succinic acid 2-[[9-[3,4-dihydroxy-5-(phosphonooxymethyl)oxolan-2-yl]purin-6-yl]amino]butanedioic acid that plays a part in nucleotide metabolism.

Questions about adenylosuccinic acid

What does adenylosuccinic acid mean?
Adenylosuccinic acid means the adenyl derivative of succinic acid 2-[[9-[3,4-dihydroxy-5-(phosphonooxymethyl)oxolan-2-yl]purin-6-yl]amino]butanedioic acid that plays a part in nucleotide metabolism.
What part of speech is adenylosuccinic acid?
Adenylosuccinic acid is a noun.

Words near adenylosuccinic acid in the dictionary

  1. adenylic
  2. adenylic acid
  3. adenylosuccinase
  4. adenylosuccinate
  5. adenylosuccinic
  6. adenylosuccinic acid
  7. adenylpyrophosphatase
  8. adenylpyrophosphatases
  9. adenylpyrophosphate
  10. adenyls
  11. adenyltransferase

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