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Definition of "deoxycytidine" []

  • A nucleoside consisting of cytosine linked to deoxyribose (noun)

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Use "deoxycytidine" in a sentence
  • "Dr. Brody and colleagues found that in pancreatic cancer, HuR helps to regulate an enzyme called deoxycytidine kinase (dCK), which is responsible for metabolizing and activating gemcitabine."
  • "It was obvious for me to ask if there might be direct utilization of the whole of cytidine, ribose and all, in the biosynthesis of deoxycytidine."
  • "Reichard repeated and extended this experiment with U-14C uridine in 1957 with much the same result for the deoxycytidine and thymidine4."
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