ribonucleate

English

Noun

ribonucleate (plural ribonucleates)

1. (clipping) A strand of ribonucleic acid.
   • 1953, Canadian Journal of Medical Sciences - Volume 31, page 227:

     The phosphate end groups on the branch chains may be removed by treating the intact ribonucleate with a phosphomonoesterase which acts specifically on singly esterified phosphate groups.

2. A compounds formed from the reaction of ribonucleic acid with a base.
   • 2008, Patil, Foundations In Microbiology, page 3-26:

     The cell wall of Gram-positive bacteria contains magnesium ribonucleate and negligible amount of lipids.