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thi|o|gua|nine — «THY oh GWAH neen, nihn», noun. a drug that retards the growth of cells, used in the treatment of certain forms of cancer. Formula: C5H5N5S … Useful english dictionary
gua — acha·gua; al·gua·cil; ara·gua·nay; ara·gua·to; bi·gua·nide; cain·gua; can·cha·la·gua; chir·i·gua·no; chlo·ro·gua·nide; ci·gua; ci·gua·te·ra; cua·gua·yo·te; ema·ja·gua; gua·ca·coa; gua·ca·mo·le; gua·cha·ro; gua·chi·pi·lin; gua·ci·mo; gua·co;… … English syllables
nine — ac·o·nine; ac·ti·nine; ad·e·nine; al·a·nine; al·sto·nine; an·to·nine; ap·en·nine; ap·o·cy·a·nine; ar·gi·nine; as·i·nine; bul·bo·cap·nine; car·bo·cy·a·nine; chel·i·do·nine; chlo·rog·e·nine; chry·soph·e·nine; cic·o·nine; cin·cho·nine; con·qui·nine; … English syllables
guanine — gua·nine … English syllables
guanine deaminase — gua·nine de·am·i·nase (gwahґnēn de amґĭ nās) [EC 3.5.4.3] an enzyme of the hydrolase class that catalyzes the deamination of guanine to form xanthine. The reaction is a step in the degradation of guanine to uric acid. The enzyme is … Medical dictionary
guanine — gua•nine [[t]ˈgwɑ nin[/t]] n. biochem. a purine base, C5H5N5O, that is a fundamental constituent of DNA and RNA, in which it forms base pairs with cytosine Symbol: G Compare guanosine • Etymology: 1845–55; guan ( o) + ine II … From formal English to slang
Guanine — One of the four bases in DNA that make up the letters ATGC. Guanine is the G . The others are adenine, cytosine, and thymine. Guanine always pairs with cytosine to form the base pair G C (guanine cytosine) in the DNA. The other base pair in the… … Medical dictionary
thioguanine — An antineoplastic agent used for leukemias and nephrosis. * * * thio·gua·nine gwän .ēn n a crystalline compound C5H5N5S that is an antimetabolite and has been used in the treatment of leukemia * * * n. see tioguanine * * * thio·gua·nine (6 TG)… … Medical dictionary
hypoxanthine-guanine phosphoribosyltransferase — hy·po·xan·thine gua·nine phos·pho·ri·bo·syl·trans·fer·ase gwän .ēn .fäs fō .rī bō sil tran(t)s (.)fər .ās, .āz n an enzyme that conserves hypoxanthine in the body by limiting its conversion to uric acid and that is lacking in Lesch Nyhan syndrome … Medical dictionary
Chinese mythology — Nine Dragons handscroll section, by Chen Rong, 1244 CE, Chinese Song Dynasty, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston Chinese mythology (中國神話) is a collection of cultural history, folktales, and religions that have been passed down in oral or written… … Wikipedia
