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ribonucleotide

ribonucleotide

8.6
A small molecule that makes up RNA and has a sugar, phosphate, and a base
  • noun
  • /ˌraɪboʊˈnjuːklɪˌtaɪd/
  • Specialized
translation icon : ribonucleótido
  • Density-functional studies of the reactivities of methane monooxygenase and ribonucleotide reductase
  • ribonucleotide reductase

Examples

  • RNR catalyzes the reduction of ribonucleotides and generates deoxyribonucleotides.

    Academic text (2001)
  • So formal Glycenamide ribonucleotide or FGAR.

  • So that's carboxy amino emitazo ribonucleotide, OK.

  • She has shed essential light on the enzymes known as ribonucleotide reductases and the molecules known as free radicals.

  • She has shed essential light on the enzymes known as ribonucleotide reductases and the molecules known as free radicals.

  • In the first part of this paper, we review our recent electronic structure studies using relatively simple models of two metalloenzymes: methane monooxygenase and ribonucleotide reductase.

    Academic text (2001)
  • In the next section of this review, we restrict our consideration to one case study we performed, the reactivity of methane monooxygenase (MMO) and ribonucleotide reductase (RNR), and discuss some of our findings from the model calculations.

    Academic text (2001)
  • These safe ribonucleotides are produced together.

  • Ribonucleotide reductase controls the supply of ribonucleotides, which cancer cells need in abundance for fast growth.

  • Scientists at Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University have identified a way of targeting ribonucleotide reductase that may avoid the toxicity of previous approaches, informing focused drug discovery efforts.

Synonyms

nucleotide
vsribonucleotide
  • Specialized
14 6.6

A small unit that makes up DNA and RNA, containing sugar, a base, and phosphate

is the version that specifically contains ribose and is part of RNA
mononucleotide
vsribonucleotide
  • Specialized
7.7

A small molecule that is the single unit of DNA or RNA, with a sugar, a base, and a phosphate

is the ribose-containing form used in RNA and in cellular energy transfer

Surface Forms

Morphology

ribonucleotide = nucleotide (semi-transparent) = ribo + nucleotide

Formed from the technical combining form 'ribo-' (referring to ribose) attached to the known base 'nucleotide'; the relation is clear to learners with some biology knowledge but the prefix is specialized.

Etymology

Ribonucleotide breaks into ribo- ('ribose', a sugar) and nucleotide ('small building block' of genetic material). So a ribonucleotide is a sugar-containing unit of RNA, the molecule that carries genetic information.