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Hydroxy vs Dideoxynucleotide - What's the difference?

hydroxy | dideoxynucleotide |

As an adjective hydroxy

is (chemistry) being, or containing a hydroxyl radical.

As a noun dideoxynucleotide is

(biochemistry) any nucleotide formed from a deoxynucleotide by loss of a second hydroxy group from the deoxyribose group.

hydroxy

English

Adjective

(-)
  • (chemistry) Being, or containing a hydroxyl radical.
  • * Note : used as a prefix, hydroxy-, in the names of very many organic compounds

    • dideoxynucleotide

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia dideoxynucleotide) (en noun)
  • (biochemistry) Any nucleotide formed from a deoxynucleotide by loss of a second hydroxy group from the deoxyribose group
  • (biochemistry) Any oligonucleotide consisting of two deoxynucleotides

    • Derived terms

    * ddNTP