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Thymidine

Description:

Thymidine is a nucleoside that consists of the pyrimidine base thymine and the sugar deoxyribose. It is an essential building block of DNA molecules, playing a fundamental role in DNA replication and synthesis.

Examples:

Noun:

• Thymidine is widely used in molecular biology research.
• The addition of thymidine triphosphate is necessary to elongate the DNA strand.

Adjective:

• The thymidine analog exhibits similar properties to its parent compound.
• Researchers discovered a thymidine kinase deficiency in the patient's cells.

Verb:

• The enzyme thymidine phosphorylase converts thymidine into thymine.
• Cells actively transport thymidine across their membranes.

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