Adenyl

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The univalent radical derived from adenine.

    "I was told that he was a great biochemist but he was lost in a futile search for an active acetyl compound when “everybody knew” it was an adenyl acetyl complex."

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adenylateadenylateadenylyl

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"I was told that he was a great biochemist but he was lost in a futile search for an active acetyl compound when “everybody knew” it was an adenyl acetyl complex."

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