Definition of Deoxyguanosine

1. Noun. A nucleoside component of DNA; composed of guanine and deoxyribose.

Exact synonyms: Guanosine
Generic synonyms: Nucleoside

Definition of Deoxyguanosine

1. Noun. (biochemistry) A deoxyribonucleoside related to guanosine ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Deoxyguanosine

1. A nucleoside consisting of the base guanine and the sugar deoxyribose. Chemical name: Guanosine, 2'-deoxy- (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Deoxyguanosine

deoxygenated
deoxygenates
deoxygenating
deoxygenation
deoxygenations
deoxygenize
deoxygenized
deoxygenizes
deoxygenizing
deoxygluconate
deoxygluconic acid
deoxyglucose
deoxyglucoses
deoxyguanine
deoxyguanine nucleotides
deoxyguanosine (current term)
deoxyguanosine kinase
deoxyguanosine monophosphate
deoxyguanosines
deoxyguanylic acid
deoxyhaemoglobin
deoxyhemoglobin
deoxyhexose
deoxyhypusine
deoxyhypusine hydroxylase
deoxyinosine 3' endonuclease
deoxyketohexose
deoxymyoglobin
deoxynivalenol

Literary usage of Deoxyguanosine

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Reviews in Environmental Health (1998): Toxicological Defense Mechanics edited by Gary E. R. Hook, George W. Lucier (2000)
"Formation of 8-hydroxy- deoxyguanosine (8-OHdG) [an oxidat modification of DNA produced by hydro lation in the C-8 position of ..."

2. Assessing the Human Health Risks of Trichloroethylene: Key Scientific Issues by National Research Council (U.S.) (2006)
"Trichloroethylene oxide forms adducts with proteins and 2'-deoxyguanosine but not with the other three nucleosides found in DNA (Cai and Guengerich 2001). ..."

3. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1883)
"However, in the absence of deoxyguanosine triphosphate (dGTP) and deoxycytidine triphosphate (dCTP), 50 percent of the incorporation obtained with the ..."

4. A Lifelong Passion: Nicholas and Alexandra: Their Own Story by Andrei Maylunas (2005)
"Some of the adducts detected had migration patterns in TLC very similar to the major deoxyguanosine adducts formed by the diol epoxides ..."

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