C10H12N4O5

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  inosine \in"o*sine\ ([i^]n"[-o]*s[i^]n), n. (Chem.)
     A ribonucleoside ({C10H12N4O5}) found in meat and meat
     extracts, differing from adenosine in having a hydroxyl
     rather than an amine attached to the purine ring. It may be
     prepared from adenosine by the enzyme adenosine deaminase, or
     by chemical deamination, as with nitrous acid. It


     participates in some cellular functions, but is not one of
     the normal nucleoside components of RNA.
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