Thymidine Definition

thīmĭ-dēn
noun
A crystalline nucleoside, C10H14N2O5, one of the basic components of DNA.
Webster's New World

(biochemistry, genetics) The nucleoside consisting of a combination of deoxyribose and thymine.

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Noun

Singular:
thymidine
Plural:
thymidines

Origin of Thymidine

  • thym(ine) –id(e) –ine

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Thymidine Sentence Examples

  • Pharmacologic treatment for herpesvirus infections has targeted the virus-specific enzyme, thymidine kinase (TK ), with nucleoside analogs.

  • The study product is an adenovirus derived vector which contains the gene for the enzyme thymidine kinase (TK ).

  • However, reliable biological assays for measurement of immune function remain slow and cumbersome (e.g. lymphocyte proliferation by uptake of tritiated thymidine ).

  • Infrequently, reduced sensitivity to aciclovir has been described as a result of subtle alterations in either the virus thymidine kinase or DNA polymerase.

  • However, reliable biological assays for measurement of immune function remain slow and cumbersome (e.g. lymphocyte proliferation by uptake of tritiated thymidine).

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