ADENOSINE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does adenosine mean? 

• ADENOSINE (noun)
  The noun ADENOSINE has 1 sense:

1. (biochemistry) a nucleoside that is a structural component of nucleic acids; it is present in all living cells in a combined form as a constituent of DNA and RNA and ADP and ATP and AMP

  Familiarity information: ADENOSINE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ADENOSINE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

(biochemistry) a nucleoside that is a structural component of nucleic acids; it is present in all living cells in a combined form as a constituent of DNA and RNA and ADP and ATP and AMP

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("adenosine" is a kind of...):

nucleoside (a glycoside formed by partial hydrolysis of a nucleic acid)

Domain category:

biochemistry (the organic chemistry of compounds and processes occurring in organisms; the effort to understand biology within the context of chemistry)

 Context examples 

A potent biologic mediator, most effects of adenosine protect cells during stress.

(Adenosine Receptor, NCI Thesaurus)

Adenosine receptor A1 (326 aa, 37 kD) is a cell fate protein that is encoded by the human ADORA1 gene and has roles in signal transduction, apoptosis, phagocytosis, inflammatory response and nervous system development.

(Adenosine Receptor A1, NCI Thesaurus)

Oxtriphylline appears to inhibit phosphodiesterase and prostaglandin production, regulates calcium flux and intracellular calcium distribution, and antagonizes adenosine.

(Oxtriphylline, NCI Thesaurus)

Pentoxifylline inhibits phosphodiesterase, resulting in increased levels of cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP) in erythrocytes, endothelium, and the surrounding tissues.

(Pentoxifylline, NCI Thesaurus)

A nonmetallic element that is found in the blood, muscles, nerves, bones, and teeth and is a component of adenosine triphosphate (ATP; the primary energy source for the body's cells).

(Phosphorus, NCI Dictionary)

The determination of the amount of adenosine diphosphate present in a sample.

(Adenosine Diphosphate Measurement, NCI Thesaurus)

A measurement of the adenosine diphosphate in a biological specimen.

(Adenosine Diphosphate Measurement, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

Released during ischemia, adenosine exerts a potent protective effect through ADORA3 on cardiac ventricular cells.

(Adenosine Receptor A3, NCI Thesaurus)

Adenosine triphosphate made in the laboratory is being studied in patients with advanced solid tumors to see if it can decrease weight loss and improve muscle strength.

(Adenosine triphosphate, NCI Dictionary)

In addition, milk thistle may increase cellular adenosine triphosphate (ATP) levels, exhibiting dose-dependent cardiac myocyte cytoprotection against doxorubicin.

(Milk thistle, NCI Thesaurus)