adenylic acid

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adenylic acid

noun 5'-adenylic acid

  1. uncountable A nucleotide found in RNA. It is an ester of phosphoric acid with the nucleoside adenosine. It consists of a phosphate group, a pentose sugar ribose, and the nucleobase adenine.

    Similar: adenosine monophosphate, phosphorylated adenosine

  2. uncountable Any phosphorylated adenosine

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noun nucleotide found in RNA

Portuguêsácido adenílico

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@misc{adenylic_acid_2026,
  title = {adenylic acid},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/adenylic%20acid},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}