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adenophostin A
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Adenosine
Definition
: A nucleoside that is composed of adenine and d-ribose. Adenosine or adenosine derivatives play many important biological roles in addition to being components of DNA and RNA. Adenosine itself is a neurotransmitter.
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Other names
Adenocard
Drugs:
ADENOSCAN
ADENOCARD
;
ADENOSINE
;
Substance
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adenophostin A
structure given in first source; an inositol-1,4,5-trisphosphate agonist isolated from Penicillium brevicompactum
149091-92-9 2'-
Adenylic acid, 3'-
O-
(3,4-
di-
O-
phosphono-
alpha-
D-
glucopyranosyl)
Adenosine/*analogs & derivatives
Pharma Action
Calcium Channel Agonists
J Antibiot (Tokyo) 1993 Nov;46(11):1643-7