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Definition of Nucleoside
1. Noun. A glycoside formed by partial hydrolysis of a nucleic acid.
Generic synonyms: Glycoside
Definition of Nucleoside
1. Noun. (biochemistry) an organic molecule in which a nitrogenous heterocyclic base (or nucleobase), which can be either a double-ringed purine or a single-ringed pyrimidine, is covalently attached to a five-carbon pentose sugar (deoxyribose in DNA or ribose in RNA). When the phosphate group is covalently attached to the pentose sugar, it forms a nucleotide. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Nucleoside
1. [n -S]
Medical Definition of Nucleoside
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Nucleoside
Literary usage of Nucleoside
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Journal of the American Chemical Society by American Chemical Society (1910)
"Thus the same nucleoside-guanosine, as obtained from guanylic acid, ... When the
proper conditions are observed the nucleoside can be chilled out and a ..."
2. Monographic Medicine by William Robie Patten Emerson, Guido Guerrini, William Brown, Wendell Christopher Phillips, John Whitridge Williams, John Appleton Swett, Hans Günther, Mario Mariotti, Hugh Grant Rowell (1916)
"A nucleoside is simply a mononucleotide chain, deprived of one of its end-links.
Thus a mononucleotide has the structure: ._rj . ..."
3. Glossary of HIV/Aids-related Terms edited by Barry Leonard (1995)
"DDI: Dideoxyinosine (didanosine, Videx), a nucleoside analog drug that inhibits the
... See also nucleoside Analog. DELETION: Elimination of a gene (ie, ..."
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