adenosine : Idioms & Phrases
adenosine deaminase
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noun an enzyme found in mammals that can catalyze the deamination of adenosine into inosine and ammonia
ADA.
- ADA deficiency can lead to one form of severe combined immunodeficiency disease
- the gene encoding ADA was one of the earlier human genes to be isolated and cloned for study
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adenosine diphosphate
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noun an ester of adenosine that is converted to ATP for energy storage
ADP.
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adenosine monophosphate
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noun a nucleotide found in muscle cells and important in metabolism; reversibly convertible to ADP and ATP
AMP; adenylic acid.
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adenosine triphosphate
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noun a nucleotide derived from adenosine that occurs in muscle tissue; the major source of energy for cellular reactions
ATP.