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Nucleic Acids, Nucleotides, and Nucleosides > Nucleosides > Ribonucleosides > Inosine
Carbohydrates > Glycosides > Nucleosides > Ribonucleosides > Inosine
... > Heterocyclic Compounds > Heterocyclic Compounds, Fused-Ring > Heterocyclic Compounds, 2-Ring > Purines > Purine Nucleosides > Inosine
Nucleic Acids, Nucleotides, and Nucleosides > Nucleosides > Purine Nucleosides > Inosine
Carbohydrates > Glycosides > Nucleosides > Purine Nucleosides > Inosine

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Inosine  

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  • A purine nucleoside that has hypoxanthine linked by the N9 nitrogen to the C1 carbon of ribose. It is an intermediate in the degradation of purines and purine nucleosides to uric acid and in pathways of purine salvage. It also occurs in the anticodon of certain transfer RNA molecules. (Dorland, 28th ed)

History note

  • 73(71); was see under NUCLEOSIDES 1963-71

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