D-sugar
Anglais modifier
Étymologie modifier
Nom commun modifier
| Singulier | Pluriel |
|---|---|
| D-sugar \ˌdi.ˈʃʊɡ.ɚ\ ou \ˌdiː.ˈʃʊɡ.ə\ |
D-sugars \ˌdi.ˈʃʊɡ.ɚz\ ou \ˌdiː.ˈʃʊɡ.əz\ |
D-sugar \ˌdi.ˈʃʊɡ.ɚ\ (États-Unis), \ˌdiː.ˈʃʊɡ.ə\ (Royaume-Uni)
- (Biochimie) D-sucre.
- Chirality is a property found in many biologically important molecules such as amino acids, carbohydrates, and lipids. For example, the natural amino acids share a common stereochemistry; they are all L-amino acids. Our bodies use only D-sugars; DNA and RNA are made up of D-sugars, resulting in a right-handed DNA double helix. — (Nita K. Pandit, Introduction to the Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2006, p. 86, ISBN 9780781744782)
Antonymes modifier
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