adenine

Pronunciation key ( ad′ə-nēn′ ) ( ad′ə-nin′ ) ( ad′ə-nīn′ )

ad•e•nine

n.

[aden- + ine].

White, crystalline purine base. C₅H₅N₅ derived from nucleic acid formed in organs such as the pancreas and spleen. It is present in DNA, RNA and nucleotides such as ADP and ATP.

References

Webster's New World Dictionary of the American Language (College Edition) ©1955

Biology of Plants, Fourth Edition, Worth Publishers Inc., Stanford University, Peter H. Raven and Helena Curtis, ©1971