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ri·bo·nu·cle·o·tide

 (rī′bō-no͞o′klē-ə-tīd′, -nyo͞o′-)
n.
A nucleotide that contains ribose as its sugar and is a component of RNA.

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ribonucleotide

(ˌraɪbəʊˈnjuːklɪəˌtaɪd)
n
a nucleotide which contains ribose as its sugar component
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ri•bo•nu•cle•o•tide

(ˌraɪ boʊˈnu kli əˌtaɪd, -ˈnyu-)

n.
an ester, composed of a ribonucleoside and phosphoric acid, that is a constituent of ribonucleic acid.
[1925–30]
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The researchers found that in response to exercise in the "mouse evening," there were higher levels of a metabolite called ZMP (5-aminoimidazole-4-carboxamide ribonucleotide).
Focusing on the significantly differential PCLs across all TAS subsets (TAS >0.2, 0.3, 0.4), we found that carcinogens, compared to noncarcinogens, were significantly more connected to drug classes consisting of topoisomerase inhibitors, DNA synthesis inhibitors, and ribonucleotide reductase.
Hydroxyurea inhibits ribonucleotide reductase and can be used to reduce leukemic cell counts (Eklund et al., 2001; Nazha and Gerds, 2016), imatinib is used to treat BCR-ABL-positive chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) (Lamontanara et al., 2013).
Kumar and coworkers have demonstrated the promising potential of Isoniazid (Scheme-1) in this respect by different analogues of the drug [4] Rollas et al evaluated the cytotoxic activity of hydrazones of INH and their iron complexes and proposed a mechanism of inhibition of ribonucleotide reductase [5].
The liver also regulates circulating tryptophan levels by synthesizing NA[D.sup.+] from dietary tryptophan; in the periphery, cells cannot synthesize NA[D.sup.+] but can recycle metabolized NA[D.sup.+] with the enzyme nicotinamide phosphoribosyltransferase (NAMPT; nicotinamide ribonucleotide).
Triapine (3-aminopyridine-2-carboxaldehyde-thiosemicarbazone): A potent inhibitor of ribonucleotide reductase activity with broad spectrum antitumor activity.
(4,5) Hydroxyurea, a crisis-prevention mainstay treatment, is a ribonucleotide reductase inhibitor that has multiple effects in SCD.
Correlation of sister chromatid exchange formation through homologous recombination with ribonucleotide reductase inhibition.
Alterations of ribonucleotide reductase activity following induction of the nitrite-generating pathway in adenocarcinoma cells.
More recently, the genotoxic impact and genotoxic activities of the combination of [beta]-lapachone and hydroxyurea (another anticancer drug and an inhibitor of ribonucleotide reductase) were reported in Allium cepa root meristem cells (Zabka et al., 2013).
Studies in twins have recommended that the genetic background has 79% contribution in the development of GD.6 The human cluster of differentiation 40 (CD40) gene performs a primary function in activation of B-cell and antibody production.7 CD40 C/T-1 is an efficient single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) situated at position1 in the promoter area and it is reported to be associated with GD as it disturbs the CD40 translation levels.8 On the other hand, CD28 speeds up T-cell activities that are important for antigen-specific immune responses.9 The current study was planned to find out the genotype and allelic frequency at C/T-I3 + 17 SNP in CD28 and CD40 Cytadine/Thymadine deoxy ribonucleotide C/T-1 SNP inCD40 in clinically diagnosed GD patients and in their age-match controls.
The selected receptors used for the docking studies are carbonic anhydrase II (CA-II), cathepsins B (Cat B) [24], two different DNAs (DNA-1 [25] and DNA-2), DNA gyrase (Gyrase) [26], histone deacetylase7 (HDAC7) [27], histone protein in the nucleosome core particle (HIS) [28], BRAF kinase (Kinase) [29], recombinant human albumin (rHA) [30], ribonucleotide reductase (RNR) [31], topoisomerase II (Top II) [32], thioredoxin reductase (TrxR) [33], and thymidylate synthase (TS) [34].
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