NUCLEOSIDE

nucleoside

(noun) a glycoside formed by partial hydrolysis of a nucleic acid

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

nucleoside (plural nucleosides)

(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.

Meronyms

• nucleobase

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