adenine

Significado (Inglês)

A base, C₅H₅N₅, found in certain glands and tissues, which pairs with thymine in DNA and uracil in RNA.

Sinônimos

A

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vitamin B₄

6-aminopurine

Ade

vitamin B₄ amidopurine

adenina

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/ˈæ.dəˌniːn/

Etimologia (Inglês)

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.