thymidine
Wikipedia English The Free EncyclopediaDownload this dictionary
Thymidine
Thymidine (more precisely called deoxythymidine; can also be labelled deoxyribosylthymine, and thymine deoxyriboside) is a chemical compound, more precisely a pyrimidine deoxynucleoside. Deoxythymidine is the DNA nucleoside T, which pairs with deoxyadenosine (A) in double-stranded DNA. In cell biology it is used to synchronize the cells in S phase.

See more at Wikipedia.org...


© This article uses material from Wikipedia® and is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License and under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License
WordNet 2.0 DictionaryDownload this dictionary
thymidine

Noun
1. a nucleoside component of DNA; composed of thymine and deoxyribose
(synonym) deoxythymidine
(hypernym) nucleoside


NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms Download this dictionary
thymidine
A chemical compound found in DNA. Also used as treatment for mucositis.

A Service of the National Cancer Institute.
MEDDIC ENGLISH TO ARABICDownload this dictionary
thymidine
تيميدين


| thymidine in French | thymidine in Portuguese | thymidine in German | thymidine in Japanese | thymidine in Arabic | thymidine in Polish