Deoxycytidine Monophosphate (Noun)
Meaning
One of the four nucleotides used in building DNA; all four nucleotides have a common phosphate group and a sugar (ribose).
Classification
Nouns denoting substances.
Examples
- Deoxycytidine monophosphate is composed of the nucleobase cytosine attached to a deoxyribose sugar, which is linked to a phosphate group.
- Deoxycytidine monophosphate is an essential component of DNA, acting as one of the building blocks in its double helix structure.
- In DNA replication, the enzyme DNA polymerase links deoxycytidine monophosphate to a growing nucleotide chain.
- The attachment of deoxycytidine monophosphate to its complementary nucleotide in the DNA template is crucial for the accurate replication of genetic information.
- Deoxycytidine monophosphate, along with deoxyguanosine monophosphate and deoxyadenosine monophosphate, was first synthesized in the laboratory in the early 20th century for study of its properties.