Meanings
nounguanosine triphosphate (plural guanosine triphosphates)
plural guanosine triphosphates
- biochemistryA type of purine nucleoside triphosphate that is needed for the synthesis of RNA during transcription.
Synonyms: guanosine-5'-triphosphate, GTP
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA type of purine nucleoside triphosphate that is needed for the synthesis of RNA during transcription.
Similar
guanosine-5'-triphosphateGTP
Translations
French guanosine triphosphate
- guanosine triphosphatetype of nucleoside triphosphate
German Guanosintriphosphat
- Guanosintriphosphattype of nucleoside triphosphate
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