noun
- Plural of adenyl; chemical groups or radicals derived from adenine, commonly found in nucleotides and related biochemical compounds.
Usage: technical; chemistry/biochemistry
Examples
- The adenyl groups in ATP are essential for energy transfer in cells.
- Researchers studied how adenyls interact with other molecular structures.
- The compound contains multiple adenyl units linked together.
- Adenyl transferases catalyze reactions involving adenyl groups.