adenine en · NOUN
Pronunciation
Etymology
Etymology tree Ancient Greek ᾰ̓δήν (ădḗn)der. German Adeninbor. English adenine From German Adenin, from Ancient Greek ἀδήν (adḗn, “gland”). By surface analysis, aden- + -ine. It was named in 1885 by the German biochemist Albrecht Kossel, in reference to the pancreas (a specific gland) from which Kossel's sample had been extracted.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) A base, C₅H₅N₅, found in certain glands and tissues, which pairs with thymine in DNA and uracil in RNA.
One of these labels is ethenoadenine, which is obtained by chemical modification of adenine.
2002, Nikolai L. Vekshin, Photonics of Biopolymers, page 115:There are two genes in the adenine biosynthetic pathway of yeast (ADE1 and ADE2) that, apart from producing an absolute requirement for adenine when mutant, also produce a change in colony color.
2006, David Markie, “1: Markers, Selection, and Media in Yeast Artificial Chromosome Cloning”, in Alasdair MacKenzie, editor, YAC Protocols, 2nd edition, page 2:Sinclair also takes 1 gram of NMN, or nicotinamide mononucleotide, which in the body turns into NAD+, or nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide.
2022 June 2, Sandee LaMotte, “The ‘Benjamin Button’ effect: Scientists can reverse aging in mice. The goal is to do the same for humans”, in CNN:The HCN pentamer, adenine (a constituent of DNA, RNA and many coenzymes), is one of the most abundant biochemical molecules.
2010, Debjani Roy, Rogué Schleyer, “6: Chemical Origin of Life: How do Five HCN Molecules Combine to form Adenine under Prebiotic and Interstellar Conditions”, in Chérif F. Matta, editor, Quantum Biochemistry, page 202:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| adenines | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
cytosine · uracil · guanine · thymine
Deriveds
homoadenine · arabinosyladenine · adenase · deoxyadenine · propyladenine · nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide · methyladenine · nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate · riboadenine · arabinofuranosyladenine · homopolyriboadenine · nicotinamide adenine trinucleotide · isopentenyladenine · benzyladenine · dihydroxyadenine · cladribine · polyadenine
Hypernyms
Relateds
adenylate · adenosine · adenylic acid
Translations (24)
mr ग्रन्थ्यूतिनी (base that pairs with thymine or uracil) · ne ग्रन्थ्यूतिनी (base that pairs with thymine or uracil) · hi ग्रन्थ्यूतिनी (base that pairs with thymine or uracil) · lv adenīns (base that pairs with thymine or uracil) · pt adenina (base that pairs with thymine or uracil) · it adenina (base that pairs with thymine or uracil) · ru адени́н (base that pairs with thymine or uracil) · fi adeniini (base that pairs with thymine or uracil) · ca adenina (base that pairs with thymine or uracil) · ja アデニン (base that pairs with thymine or uracil) · ro adenină (base that pairs with thymine or uracil) · pl adenina (base that pairs with thymine or uracil) · eo adenino (base that pairs with thymine or uracil) · de Adenin (base that pairs with thymine or uracil) · hu adenin (base that pairs with thymine or uracil) · kk аденин (base that pairs with thymine or uracil) · ga adainín (base that pairs with thymine or uracil) · cs adenin (base that pairs with thymine or uracil) · ky аденин (base that pairs with thymine or uracil) · fr adénine (base that pairs with thymine or uracil) · tr adenin (base that pairs with thymine or uracil) · es adenina (base that pairs with thymine or uracil) · cmn 腺嘌呤 (base that pairs with thymine or uracil) · is adenín (base that pairs with thymine or uracil)