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Guanosine is a purine nucleoside which is made up of a guanine attached to a ribose sugar with a beta N9-glycosidic bond. It can be phosphorylated to form important molecules such as guanosine monophosphate (GMP), guanosine diphosphate (GDP) and guanosine triphosphate (GTP). | Guanosine is a [[purine|purine]] [[nucleoside|nucleoside]] which is made up of a [[guanine|guanine]] attached to a [[ribose|ribose]] sugar with a beta N9-[[glycosidic bond|glycosidic bond]]. It can be [[Phosphorylation|phosphorylated]] to form important [[molecules|molecules]] such as [[guanosine monophosphate|guanosine monophosphate]] (GMP), [[guanosine diphosphate|guanosine diphosphate]] (GDP) and [[guanosine triphosphate|guanosine triphosphate]] (GTP). | ||
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Guanosine is a purine nucleoside which is made up of a guanine attached to a ribose sugar with a beta N9-glycosidic bond. It can be phosphorylated to form important molecules such as guanosine monophosphate (GMP), guanosine diphosphate (GDP) and guanosine triphosphate (GTP).