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guanosine Definition

gua·no·sine (gwänə sēn′, -sin)

noun

a white, crystalline nucleoside, CHNO, condensed from guanine and ribose: it is a major component of RNA

guanosine Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • monophosphate: It activates the enzyme guanylate cyclase, resulting in an increased level of cyclic guanosine monophosphate ( cGMP ) in the corpus cavernosum.
  • triphosphate: G-proteins are so called because they bind the guanine nucleotides guanosine triphosphate ( GTP ) and guanosine diphosphate ( GDP ).

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