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deoxycytidine monophosphate

deoxycytidine monophosphate

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A small molecule used to build DNA made from the base cytosine and one phosphate
  • noun
  • /diːˌɒksɪˈsaɪtɪdiːn ˌmɒnəˈfosfeɪt/
  • Specialized
translation icon : monofosfato de desoxicitidina
  • A mutation can affect the synthesis of deoxycytidine monophosphate, potentially impacting DNA replication.

Examples

  • Researchers measured the levels of deoxycytidine monophosphate in different tissue samples.

  • The enzyme catalyzes the conversion of deoxycytidine monophosphate to deoxycytidine diphosphate.

  • The deoxycytidine monophosphate structure is crucial for DNA synthesis.

  • Researchers studied the deoxycytidine monophosphate properties.

  • Scientists investigate how deoxycytidine monophosphate contributes to the stability of DNA.

  • In the lab, they observed the role of deoxycytidine monophosphate in nucleotide synthesis.

  • The concentration of deoxycytidine monophosphate is essential for understanding genetic mutations.

Surface Forms

deoxycytidine monophosphate singular
deoxycytidine monophosphates plural

Morphology

deoxycytidine + monophosphate

The term is a straightforward chemical compound name formed by combining 'deoxycytidine' (a nucleoside) with 'monophosphate' (a single phosphate group). Given knowledge of both constituents, the meaning — a deoxycytidine molecule bound to one phosphate — is directly derivable following standard biochemical naming conventions, so it is compositional and predictable.

Etymology

Deoxycytidine monophosphate is named from its parts: deoxy ('without an oxygen'), cytidine (the sugar-and-base part), and monophosphate ('one phosphate' group). So it is a small 'building block' of 'DNA' that has a single phosphate.