different between adenosine vs cordycepin

English

Etymology

From German Adenosin, corresponding to aden(ine) + (rib)os(e) +? -ine.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /??d?n?(?)si?n/
• (US) IPA^(key): /??d?n??sin/, /??d?n?s?n/

Noun

adenosine (plural adenosines)

1. (biochemistry, genetics, organic chemistry) A nucleoside derived from adenine and ribose, found in striated muscle tissue. [from 20th c.]
   • 2001, Leslie Iversen, Drugs: A Very Short Introduction, Oxford, p. 82:

     Caffeine acts as an antagonist at receptors in the brain for one of the chemical messengers called adenosine.

   • 2017, Matthew Walker, Why We Sleep, Penguin 2018, p. 27:

     Think of adenosine as a chemical barometer that continuously registers the amount of elapsed time since you woke up this morning.

Derived terms

• adenoside
• adenosine monophosphate (AMP)
• adenosine diphosphate (ADP)
• adenosine triphosphate (ATP)
• deoxyadenosine
• thioadenosine

Related terms

• adenylate
• adenylic acid

Translations

English

Etymology

From translingual Cordyceps, a genus of fungus from certain species of which the compound was formerly extracted, +? -in.

Noun

cordycepin (uncountable)

1. (biochemistry, organic chemistry) A deoxy form of adenosine.
   • 1982, A. Marcus, S. Rodaway, Chapter 13: Nucleic Acid and Protein Synthesis During Germination, Harry Smith, Donald Grierson (editors), The Molecular Biology of Plant Development, page 347,

     The results with cordycepin are less clear-cut. With cordycepin, low levels cause considerable inhibition of mRNA synthesis with little effect on embryo growth, suggesting that new mRNA may not be a requirement for early growth.

   • 2011, Bao-qin Lin, Shao-ping-Li, Chapter 5: Cordyceps as an Herbal Drug, Iris F. F. Benzie, Sissi Wachtel-Galor (editors), Herbal Medicine: Biomolecular and Clinical Aspects, 2nd Edition, page 84,

     Many active ingredients, such as cordycepin, polysaccharides, and ergosterol, have been isolated from various Cordyceps species and account for a range of bioactivities (Table 5.3).

   • 2012, Shan-ching Sung, Chapter 6: Inhibitors of RNA and DNA Biosynthesis, R Hochster (editor), Metabolic Inhibitors: A Comprehensive Treatise, Volume 3, page 184,

     Cordycepin (4, 83), isolated as a crystalline metabolic product from cultures of Cordyceps militaris, exhibits inhibitory activity toward the growth of many strains of Bacillus subtilis (84).