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Adenine

Known as: Vitamin B4, A, Ade 
A chemical compound that is used to make one of the building blocks of DNA and RNA. It is also a part of many substances in the body that give energy… 
National Institutes of Health

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1,3-dideazaadenine1,N(6)-ethenoadenine2,8-dihydroxyadenine2,9-dimethyladenine
ANTICOAGULANT CPDA-1 THE CLX SYSTEM SOLNAdenine phosphoribosyltransferase:CCnt:Pt:Trophoblasts:QnAdenine:SCnc:Pt:Ser/Plas:QnFlavin adenine dinucleotide:SCnc:Pt:Ser/Plas:Qn

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Purinesnucleobase

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Review
2009
Review
2009
Photosynthetic energy conversion: natural and artificial.
Photosystem II (PSII) is the water splitting enzyme of photosynthesis. Its appearance during evolution dramatically changed the… 
Review
2006
Review
2006
N6-methyl-adenine: an epigenetic signal for DNA–protein interactions
N6-methyl-adenine is found in the genomes of bacteria, archaea, protists and fungi. Most bacterial DNA adenine methyltransferases… 
Review
2005
Review
2005
A Critical Review of Biomarkers Used for Monitoring Human Exposure to Lead: Advantages, Limitations, and Future Needs
Lead concentration in whole blood (BPb) is the primary biomarker used to monitor exposure to this metallic element. The U.S… 
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Adenine riboswitches and gene activation by disruption of a transcription terminator
A class of riboswitches that recognizes guanine and discriminates against other purine analogs was recently identified. RNAs that… 
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Two-photon fluorescence spectroscopy and microscopy of NAD(P)H and flavoprotein.
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Direct observation of hole transfer through DNA by hopping between adenine bases and by tunnelling
The function of DNA during oxidative stress and its suitability as a potential building block for molecular devices depend on… 
Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
DNA bending at adenine · thymine tracts
Intrinsic bending of DNA molecules results from local structural polymorphism in regions of homopolymeric dA · dT which are at… 
Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
Animal model of adenine-induced chronic renal failure in rats.
Long-term feeding of adenine to rats produced metabolic abnormalities resembling chronic renal failure in humans. Among the… 
Highly Cited
1977
Highly Cited
1977
A new method for sequencing DNA.
DNA can be sequenced by a chemical procedure that breaks a terminally labeled DNA molecule partially at each repetition of a base… 
Highly Cited
1958
Highly Cited
1958
Formation of a cyclic adenine ribonucleotide by tissue particles.
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