Definition of nucleotide in English:
nucleotide
noun ˈnjuːklɪətʌɪdˈn(j)ukliəˌtaɪd
Biochemistry A compound consisting of a nucleoside linked to a phosphate group. Nucleotides form the basic structural unit of nucleic acids such as DNA.
Example sentencesExamples
- This strategy is based on the attachment of some cytidine nucleotides to nascent cDNA first strands by reverse transcriptase.
- All three enzymes showed a marked preference for adenine over guanine nucleotides.
- This package contains a number of substitution models for nucleotides and RNA base pairs.
- It has been reported that lanthanides are able to bind to DNA, RNA and nucleotides in vitro.
- Purine salvage pathway allows interconversion of bases, nucleosides and nucleotides.
Definition of nucleotide in US English:
nucleotide
nounˈn(j)ukliəˌtaɪdˈn(y)o͞oklēəˌtīd
Biochemistry A compound consisting of a nucleoside linked to a phosphate group. Nucleotides form the basic structural unit of nucleic acids such as DNA.
Example sentencesExamples
- It has been reported that lanthanides are able to bind to DNA, RNA and nucleotides in vitro.
- This strategy is based on the attachment of some cytidine nucleotides to nascent cDNA first strands by reverse transcriptase.
- Purine salvage pathway allows interconversion of bases, nucleosides and nucleotides.
- All three enzymes showed a marked preference for adenine over guanine nucleotides.
- This package contains a number of substitution models for nucleotides and RNA base pairs.