Biologically Active Substance
adenine Audio
ad·e·nine [ ad-n-in, -een, -ahyn ]
Effect:
Metabolic Activity Alteration
May Prevent:
Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases
May Treat:
Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases
More Information:
ChemID; DrugBank; DailyMed; PDR
Definitions related to adenine:
  • 6-aminopurine; one of the 5 major bases (with guanine, thymine, cytosine, and uracil) found in nucleic acids.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • 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 to cells. Adenine is a type of purine.
    NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • A purine base and a fundamental unit of ADENINE NUCLEOTIDES.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
  • A purine nucleobase with an amine group attached to the carbon at position 6. Adenine is the precursor for adenosine and deoxyadenosine nucleosides.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Adenine, organic compound belonging to the purine family, occurring free in tea or combined in many substances of biological importance, including the nucleic acids, which govern hereditary characteristics of all cells. Partial decomposition of ribonucleic and deoxyribonucleic acids yields...
    Encyclopedia Britannica
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., 2025
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