"azacytosine" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: azacytosines [plural]
Etymology: aza- + cytosine Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|aza|cytosine}} aza- + cytosine Head templates: {{en-noun}} azacytosine (plural azacytosines)
  1. (organic chemistry) Either of two isomeric derivatives of cytosine in which a -CH= group is replaced by -N=; the 5- isomer inhibits the action of DNA-methyltransferases Categories (topical): Organic compounds

Inflected forms

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