adenyl

English

Noun

adenyl (plural adenyls)

1. (biochemistry) The univalent radical derived from adenine.
   • 1988, Samuel P. Bessman, Chandra Mohan, The Intracellular Mechanism of Insulin Action, Horst Kleinkauf, Hans von Döhren, Lothar Jaenicke (editors), The Roots of Modern Biochemistry: Fritz Lippmann's Squiggle and its Consequences, Walter de Gruyter, page 663,

     I was told that he was a great biochemist but he was lost in a futile search for an active acetyl compound when “everybody knew” it was an adenyl acetyl complex.

   • 2005, Peter Palese (editor), Modulation of Host Gene Expression and Innate Immunity by Viruses, Springer, page 45,

     It is activated by 2'-5' oligoadenylates with at least three adenyl residues and one 5' phosphoryl group.

   Synonyms: adenylate, adenylyl

Derived terms

• adenyl cyclase (= adenylate cyclase, adenylyl cyclase)

Related terms

• adenine
• adenylic

Translations

radical derived from adenine

• Spanish: adenil m
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Anagrams

• Adelyn, Danley, Layden, Yandle