adenīns - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

Ultimately borrowed from German Adenin, itself coined on the basis of Ancient Greek ἀδήν (adḗn, “gland”).

• IPA^(key): [adɛniːns]

adenīns m (1st declension)

1. (biochemistry, genetics) adenine (a base, C₅H₅N₅, found in certain glands and tissues, which pairs with thymine in DNA and uracil in RNA)

   adenīns ir viena no divām DNS un RNS nukleotīdos ietilpstosājām purīna bāzēm ― adenine is one of two purine bases that compose DNA and RNA nucleotides

   adenīna daudzums DNS ir vienāds ar timīna daudzumu ― the amount of adenine in DNA is the same as the amount of thymine