guanosine Chem.
(ˈgwɑːnəsiːn)
Formerly also -in.
[ad. G. guanosin (Levene & Jacobs 1909, in Ber. d. Deut. Chem. Ges. XLII. 2470), f. guanine, by insertion of -ose2.]
A nucleoside, C10H13N5O5, which yields guanine and ribose on hydrolysis and is itself a hydrolysis product of ribonucleic acid.
| 1909 Chem. Abstr. III. 2562 Guaninepentoside, C10H13O5N5.2H2O, termed ‘guanosin’ by the authors. 1968 A. White et al. Princ. Biochem. (ed. 4) xlix. 1035 Guanosine is directly utilized for pteridine synthesis. |