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Thymidine vs Bromodeoxyuridine - What's the difference?

thymidine | bromodeoxyuridine |

As nouns the difference between thymidine and bromodeoxyuridine

is that thymidine is the nucleoside consisting of a combination of deoxyribose and thymine while bromodeoxyuridine is a synthetic nucleoside which is an analogue of thymidine; it is commonly used in the detection of proliferating cells in living tissues, where it competes with uridine.

thymidine

English

Noun

(wikipedia thymidine) (en noun)
  • (biochemistry, genetics) The nucleoside consisting of a combination of deoxyribose and thymine

    • bromodeoxyuridine

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia bromodeoxyuridine) (-) (Abbreviated as : BrdU)
  • (organic compound) A synthetic nucleoside which is an analogue of thymidine; it is commonly used in the detection of proliferating cells in living tissues, where it competes with uridine