adenosine
nounUK /əˈdɛnə(ʊ)siːn/ · US /əˈdɛnəˌsin/
Etymology From German Adenosin, corresponding to aden(ine) + (rib)os(e) + -ine.
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Biochemistry, Biology, Chemistry, Genetics, Medicine, Microbiology, Natural sciences, Organic chemistry, Physical sciences, Sciences A nucleoside derived from adenine and ribose, found in striated muscle tissue.
- Caffeine acts as an antagonist at receptors in the brain for one of the chemical messengers called adenosine.2001, Leslie Iversen, Drugs: A Very Short Introduction, Oxford, page 82:
- Think of adenosine as a chemical barometer that continuously registers the amount of elapsed time since you woke up this morning.2017, Matthew Walker, Why We Sleep, Penguin, published 2018, page 27:
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- SAM: Readings confirmed. Based on the levels of adenosine in your system, the neural implant is functioning properly.2017, BioWare, Mass Effect: Andromeda, Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →OCLC, PC, scene: Hyperion:
- Adenosine levels can be quickly righted after a few nights of good sleep, however.2022 June 24, Oliver Whang, “The Sleep Debt Collector Is Here”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
- Derived terms
- adefovir, adenoside, adenosine diphosphate, adenosine monophosphate, adenosine phosphate, adenosinergic, adenosine triphosphate, adenosinic, adenosyl, aminoadenosine, chloroadenosine, cyclohexyladenosine, deoxyadenosine, desoxyadenosine, diadenosine, dideoxyadenosine, methyladenosine, oligoadenosine, phenylisopropyladenosine, phosphoribosyladenosine, phosphorylated adenosine, polyadenosine, thioadenosine
- Related terms
- adenylate, adenylic acid