dinucleotide

See also: Dinucleotide and dinucléotide

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Etymology

From di- +‎ nucleotide.

Noun

dinucleotide (plural dinucleotides)

  1. (biochemistry) Any molecule consisting primarily of two nucleotide units.
    • 2022 June 2, Sandee LaMotte, “The ‘Benjamin Button’ effect: Scientists can reverse aging in mice. The goal is to do the same for humans”, in CNN‎[1]:
      Sinclair also takes 1 gram of NMN, or nicotinamide mononucleotide, which in the body turns into NAD+, or nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide.

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