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Definition of Deoxythymidine

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

Definition of Deoxythymidine

1. Noun. (organic chemistry) thymidine ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Deoxythymidine

1. Term that is always used in practice for the nucleoside thymine deoxyriboside, not the riboside which naming of the other nucleosides might lead one to expect. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Deoxythymidine

Literary usage of Deoxythymidine

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

1. Glossary of HIV/Aids-related Terms edited by Barry Leonard (1999)
"d4T is a dideoxynucleoside pyrimidine analog (2'3'-didehydro-3'-deoxythymidine). Like other nucleoside analogs, d4T inhibits HIV replication by inducing ..."

2. Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States: Annotated for Statistical ...edited by Stephen Koplan, Deanna Tanner Okun edited by Stephen Koplan, Deanna Tanner Okun (2006)
"... acetamide hydrochloride 5'-Benzoyl-2',3'-didehydro-3'-deoxythymidine trans-1-Benzoyl-4-phenyl-L-proline ..."

3. Sample Preparation Products Application Bibliography (1993)
"35(7): 1313-1317(1989), Specific Routine Determination of 3'-Azido-3'-deoxythymidine (AZT) in Plasma by Partly Automated Liquid Chromatography. ..."

4. Solid Phase Extraction in Sample Preparation: An Applications Bibliography by DIANE Publishing Company (1994)
"Chem., 35(7):1313-1317 (1989), Specific Routine Determination of 3'-Azido-3'-deoxythymidine (AZT) in Plasma by Partly Automated Liquid Chromatography. ..."

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