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guanosine diphosphate

guanosine diphosphate noun: an ester of pyrophosphoric acid with the nucleoside guanosine; the product of dephosphorylation (via hydrolysis) of GTP by a GTPase.

Noun

guanosine diphosphate (plural guanosine diphosphates)

  1. An ester of pyrophosphoric acid with the nucleoside guanosine; the product of dephosphorylation (via hydrolysis) of GTP by a GTPase.
    Synonyms:
    GDP

Synonyms of guanosine diphosphate

Forms of guanosine diphosphate

pluralguanosine diphosphates

Questions about guanosine diphosphate

What does guanosine diphosphate mean?
Guanosine diphosphate means an ester of pyrophosphoric acid with the nucleoside guanosine; the product of dephosphorylation (via hydrolysis) of GTP by a GTPase.
What part of speech is guanosine diphosphate?
Guanosine diphosphate is a noun.
What is the plural of guanosine diphosphate?
The plural of guanosine diphosphate is guanosine diphosphates.

Words near guanosine diphosphate in the dictionary

  1. guanophores
  2. guanos
  3. guanoside
  4. guanosides
  5. guanosine
  6. guanosine diphosphate
  7. guanosine diphosphates
  8. guanosine monophosphate
  9. guanosine triphosphate
  10. guanosine triphosphates
  11. guanosines

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