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Deoxyribonucleoside vs Dideoxyribonucleoside - What's the difference?

deoxyribonucleoside | dideoxyribonucleoside |

As nouns the difference between deoxyribonucleoside and dideoxyribonucleoside

is that deoxyribonucleoside is (biochemistry) any nucleoside containing deoxyribose while dideoxyribonucleoside is a deoxyribonucleoside in which an additional hydroxyl group has been replaced by a hydrogen.

deoxyribonucleoside

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (biochemistry) Any nucleoside containing deoxyribose

    • dideoxyribonucleoside

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A deoxyribonucleoside in which an additional hydroxyl group has been replaced by a hydrogen

    • Related terms

    *dideoxyribonucleotide *dideoxy