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adenosine

/uh-den-uh-seen, -sin/US // əˈdɛn əˌsin, -sɪn //UK // (æˈdɛnəˌsiːn, ˌædɪˈnəʊsiːn) //

腺苷,腺苷酸,腺苷类,腺素

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : Biochemistry. a white, crystalline, water-soluble nucleoside, C10H13N5O4, of adenine and ribose.

Examples

  • His work has shown that these patients usually have poorly functioning mitochondria—organelles that provide energy to cells in the form of adenosine triphosphate, or ATP.

  • It was named adenosine triphosphate or adenyltriphosphoric acid, usually abbreviated by the symbol ATP.