thymidylic

English

Etymology

From thymidyl +‎ -ic.

Adjective

thymidylic (not comparable)

1. Of or pertaining to thymidylic acid or thymidine.
   • 1965, The Journal of Biological Chemistry, page 1251:

     Effect of actinomycin on thymidylic kinase activities of 24-hour regenerating liver supernatant fluid.

   • 1971, Renato Baserga, The Cell cycle and cancer, page 280:

     In practice synchronization of the cultures is attained by blocking the synthesis of thymidylic nucleotides with amethopterin or 5 liuoro-deoxyuridine, by interferring with the synthesis of deoxyguanosine nucleotides with high levels of thymidine or by blocking DNA syntehesis with hydroxyurea.

   • 1978, Soviet Journal of Bioorganic Chemistry, volume 4, page 179:

     This difference between the enzymes can be explained by two factors: either that for the "sliding" synthesis of poly(A) they require thymidylic sequences of different lengths […]