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Adenosine Diphosphate Ribose MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Adenosine Diphosphate Ribose
Tree Number(s)
D03.633.100.759.646.138.124.070.125
D09.408.620.569.070.125
D13.695.667.138.124.070.125
D13.695.827.068.124.070.125
D13.695.827.708.070.125
Unique ID
D000246
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000246
Scope Note
An ester formed between the aldehydic carbon of RIBOSE and the terminal phosphate of ADENOSINE DIPHOSPHATE. It is produced by the hydrolysis of nicotinamide-adenine dinucleotide (NAD) by a variety of enzymes, some of which transfer an ADP-ribosyl group to target proteins.
Entry Term(s)
ADP Ribose
ADP-Ribose
ADPribose
Adenosine 5'-Diphosphoribose
Adenosine Diphosphoribose
Registry Numbers
20762-30-5
CAS Type 1 Name
Adenosine 5'-(trihydrogen diphosphate), P'-5-ester with D-ribose
NLM Classification #
QU 57
Previous Indexing
Adenine Nucleotides (1966-1970)
Adenosine Diphosphate Sugars (1975-1979)
Nucleoside Diphosphate Sugars (1971-1974)
Ribose (1966-1974) /AA (1975-1979)
Public MeSH Note
87; was see under NUCLEOSIDE DIPHOSPHATE SUGARS 1980-86
History Note
87(80); was see under NUCLEOSIDE DIPHOSPHATE SUGARS 1980-86
Date Established
1987/01/01
Date of Entry
1979/05/22
Revision Date
2016/05/27
Adenosine Diphosphate Ribose Preferred
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