guanine

English

Etymology

guano + -ine

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡwɑː.niːn/

Noun

guanine (plural guanines)

  1. (chemistry) A substance first obtained from guano; it is a nucleic base and pairs with cytosine in DNA and RNA (by means of three hydrogen bonds).

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See also

  • inosine (a nucleobase susbstitute for guanine)

Translations

Further reading

  • Guanine” in David Barthelmy, Webmineral Mineralogy Database, 1997–.
  • guanine”, in Mindat.org, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, accessed 29 August 2016.

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