Hypernym

noun

a phosphoric ester of a nucleoside; the basic structural unit of nucleic acids (DNA or RNA)

ribotide 1

noundomain: substance

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English

Definition

a nucleotide containing ribose as its pentose component.

Examples

1.The general structure of a ribonucleotide consists of a phosphate group, a ribose sugar group, and a nucleobase, in which the nucleobase can either be adenine, guanine, cytosine, or uracil.

Hyponym

noun

a nucleotide found in muscle cells and important in metabolism; reversibly convertible to ADP and ATP

noun

a nucleotide derived from adenosine that occurs in muscle tissue; the major source of energy for cellular reactions

noun

a pyrimidine nucleoside triphosphate; its main role is as substrate for the synthesis of RNA during transcription.

noun

an ester of pyrophosphoric acid with the nucleoside uridine.

noun

a purine nucleoside triphosphate; it can act as a substrate for the synthesis of RNA during the transcription process or DNA during DNA replication.