POLYADENYLIC ACID


Meaning of POLYADENYLIC ACID in English

/pol"ee ad'n il"ik, pol'-/ , Biochem.

a homopolymer of adenylic acid enzymatically added to messenger RNA in eukaryotic cells to inhibit the hydrolytic breakdown of messenger RNA.

[ 1955-60; POLY- + ADENYLIC ACID ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .