GUANINE


Meaning of GUANINE in English

ˈgwäˌnēn, -änə̇n noun

( -s )

Etymology: guano + -ine

: a crystalline purine base C 5 H 5 N 5 O found especially in guano and other animal excrements and in many leguminous plants and obtained by hydrolysis of nucleic acids; 2-amino-6-hydroxy-purine

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