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Definition of Inosine
1. Noun. A nucleoside that is formed by the deamination of adenosine; used in kidney transplantation to provide a temporary source of sugar.
Definition of Inosine
1. Noun. (biochemistry) Any nucleoside formed from hypoxanthine attached to a ribose ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Inosine
1. a compound of hypoxanthine and ribose [n -S]
Medical Definition of Inosine
1. The fifth base of nucleic acids. Important because it fails to form specific pair bonds with the other bases. In transfer RNAs, this property is used in the anticodon to allow matching of a single tRNA to several codons. PCR perfomed with primers containing inosine tolerates a limited degree of mismatch between primer and template, useful in homology probing. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Inosine
Literary usage of Inosine
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1883)
"The spots containing inosine and inosinic acid were cut out and the ...
This permitted the determination of radioactivity in inosine as well as that in IMP, ..."
2. Journal of the American Chemical Society by American Chemical Society (1910)
"... a substance analogous to inosine; it possessed nearly the same crystalline
form, differed in its physical constants, and on hydrolysis gave guanine and ..."
3. A Dictionary of Applied Chemistry by Thomas Edward Thorpe (1921)
"When inosine is hydro- lysed by sulphuric acid it yields hypoxanthine ...
at 125°-130° for 6 hours, inosine and barium phosphate are formed. ..."
4. The Plant Alkaloids by Thomas Anderson Henry (1913)
"and inosine. The latter can be separated by washing carnine ... In the latter
case inosine is obtained as the acetate, tening needles or plates, ..."
5. A Dictionary of Applied Chemistry by Thomas Edward Thorpe (1912)
"inosine crystallises in silky needles, mp 2153 (decomp.), [o]D8"—49-2°, anil 100
cc of aqueous solution saturated at 20° contains 1-615 grams. ..."
6. Nucleic Acids: Their Chemical Properties and Physiological Conduct by Walter Jones (1914)
"The carbohydrate of inosinic acid (or inosine) is the common pentose of the animal
body and will be considered in detail. The Carbohydrate Group of Plant ..."
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