Adenosine

Adenosine is an important nucleoside composed of adenine and ribose. It is a white crystalline odorless powder with slightly salty or bitter taste. It is easily soluble in hot water and almost insoluble in alcohol. It is separated by yeast nucleic acid hydrolysis. Adenosine is a nucleoside consisting of an adenine molecule connected to a ribose molecule (ribofuran) part by a β-N9-glucoside bond. Adenosine is involved in energy transfer in the form of adenosine triphosphate (ATP) and adenosine diphosphate (ADP) and in signal transduction in the form of cyclic adenosine phosphate (cAMP). It is a purine D-ribonucleoside, a member of the adenosine family, which is functionally related to adenine and has neuroregulatory, cytoprotective, anti-inflammatory, and cardioprotective effects.