cytosine

cytosine
a pyrimidine found in nucleic acid s.
- c. arabinoside (CA, AraC) 1. a synthetic nucleoside used as an antimetabolite in the treatment of neoplasms; 2. incorrect term for arabinosylcytosine.

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cy·to·sine 'sīt-ə-.sēn n a pyrimidine base C4H5N3O that codes genetic information in the polynucleotide chain of DNA or RNA compare ADENINE, GUANINE, THYMINE, URACIL

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n.
one of the nitrogen-containing bases (see pyrimidine) that occurs in the nucleic acid DNA.

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cy·to·sine (siґto-sēn) a pyrimidine base found in animal and plant cells, usually occurring condensed with ribose or deoxyribose to form the nucleosides cytidine and deoxycytidine, major constituents of nucleic acids. Symbol C. See also illustration of purine and pyrimidine bases, under base.

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  • cytosine — cy to*sine (s[imac] t[ o]*s[i^]n or s[imac] t[ o]*s[=e]n), n. (Biochemistry) A pyrimidine ({C4H5N3O}) which is one of the four major basic components of DNA and RNA in most organisms, forming glyosides with ribose and deoxyribose. It is the basic …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • cytosine — cytosine. См. цитозин. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) …   Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.

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  • cytosine — /suy teuh seen , zeen , sin/, n. Biochem. a pyrimidine base, C4H5N3O, that is one of the fundamental components of DNA and RNA, in which it forms a base pair with guanine. Symbol: C Cf. cytidine, cytidine monophosphate. [ < G Cytosin (1894); see… …   Universalium

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