Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

thioguanosine

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: thioguano-sine
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The compound 2-amino-6-mercapto-9-(b-D-ribofuranosyl)purine formally derived from guanosine by replacing the guanine by thioguanine

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Several drug classes which are listed top on the list include topoisomerase inhibitors (camptothecin, ellipticine, doxorubicin, etoposide, thioguanine, thioguanosine), multiple histone deacetylase inhibitors (trichostatin A, vorinostat, 5162773, 5186223), PARP inhibitors (1,5-isoquinolinediol, 3-aminobenzamide, phenanthridinone), proteasome inhibitors (MG132, 1,4 chrysenequinone) and cyclin-dependent kinases (CDKs) inhibitors (alsterpaullone, 02974170002B, GW-8510)."

Etymology

From thio- + guanosine.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: thio

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does thioguanosine mean?: The compound 2-amino-6-mercapto-9-(b-D-ribofuranosyl)purine formally derived from guanosine by replacing the guanine by thioguanine
Where does thioguanosine come from?: From thio- + guanosine.

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