Epiguanine

/ˌɛpɪˈɡwænin/ noun

Definition

A chemical compound related to guanine, one of the bases found in DNA and RNA.

Etymology

From epi- (upon, over) + guanine (a purine base); formed as a chemical compound name following standard nomenclature for molecular variants.

Kelly Says

Epiguanine is one of thousands of 'epi-' compounds in biochemistry—the prefix signals a slight modification of a parent molecule, like how ice cream has variations on chocolate.

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