Thymidine

Translation of "thymidine" into Russian

Noun

/ˈθaɪ.mɪ.diːn/

/ˈθaɪ.mɪˌdin/

thymidine

thymidines pl

Thymidine is a nucleoside component of DNA.

Тимидин является нуклеозидным компонентом ДНК.

Noun

/ˈθaɪ.mɪ.diːn/

/ˈθaɪ.mɪˌdin/

A nucleoside component of DNA, consisting of the base thymine linked to a deoxyribose sugar.

Thymidine is an essential building block in the synthesis of DNA.

Any of various synthetic analogues of the natural nucleoside thymidine, often employed as antiviral drugs or molecular biology reagents.

Azido-thymidine (AZT) is a thymidine analogue used in HIV therapy.

Adjective

/ˈθaɪ.mɪ.diːn/

/ˈθaɪ.mɪˌdin/

Relating to or containing thymidine.

Thymidine incorporation assays track DNA synthesis in proliferating cells.