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adenylic acid

DEFINITIONS OF: adenylic acid

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n a nucleotide found in muscle cells and important in metabolism; reversibly convertible to ADP and ATP

Synonyms:
AMP, adenosine monophosphate
Type of:
base, nucleotide
a phosphoric ester of a nucleoside; the basic structural unit of nucleic acids (DNA or RNA)
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