adenosine

From German Adenosin, corresponding to aden(ine) + (rib)os(e) +‎ -ine.

• (UK) IPA^(key): /əˈdɛnə(ʊ)siːn/
• (US) IPA^(key): /əˈdɛnəˌsin/, /əˈdɛnəsən/

adenosine (plural adenosines)

1. (biochemistry, genetics, organic chemistry) A nucleoside derived from adenine and ribose, found in striated muscle tissue. [from 20th c.]
   • 2001, Leslie Iversen, Drugs: A Very Short Introduction, Oxford, page 82:

     Caffeine acts as an antagonist at receptors in the brain for one of the chemical messengers called adenosine.

   • 2017, Matthew Walker, Why We Sleep, Penguin, published 2018, page 27:

     Think of adenosine as a chemical barometer that continuously registers the amount of elapsed time since you woke up this morning.

   • 2017, BioWare, Mass Effect: Andromeda, Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →OCLC, PC, scene: Hyperion:

     SAM: Readings confirmed. Based on the levels of adenosine in your system, the neural implant is functioning properly.

   • 2022 June 24, Oliver Whang, “The Sleep Debt Collector Is Here”, in The New York Times‎, →ISSN:

     Adenosine levels can be quickly righted after a few nights of good sleep, however.

• adenylate
• adenylic acid