different between nucleoside vs inosine

English

Noun

nucleoside (plural nucleosides)

1. (biochemistry) an organic molecule in which a nitrogenous heterocyclic base (or nucleobase), which can be either a double-ringed purine or a single-ringed pyrimidine, is covalently attached to a five-carbon pentose sugar (deoxyribose in DNA or ribose in RNA). When the phosphate group is covalently attached to the pentose sugar, it forms a nucleotide.

Hyponyms

• adenosine
• guanosine
• cytidine
• thymidine
• uridine

Meronyms

• nucleobase

Derived terms

• C-nucleoside
• deoxynucleoside
• nucleosidase

Translations

See also

• DNA
• nucleobase
• nucleotide
• RNA

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nu.kle.o?zi.de/
• Rhymes: -ide

Noun

nucleoside m (plural nucleosidi)

1. (biochemistry) nucleoside

English

Etymology

From ???? (inós), genitive singular of ?? (ís, “sinew, muscle”).

Noun

inosine (plural inosines)

1. (biochemistry, organic chemistry) Any nucleoside formed from hypoxanthine attached to a ribose

Derived terms

• inosinome

See also

• guanine (a nucleobase replaceable by inosine)

Italian

Noun

inosine f

1. plural of inosina