ɪt kæn ðˈɛɹfoːɹ pɑːɹtˈɪsᵻpˌeɪt ɪn sˈɜːʔn̩ bˌaɪoʊkˈɛmɪkəl ɹɪˈækʃənz fɔːɹ ɛɡzˈæmpəl, θɹˈiːdˈiː ɐ kæn tɹˈɪɡɚ ðə pɹɪmətʃˈʊɹ tˌɜːmᵻnˈeɪʃən ʌv ˈɛm ˌɑːɹɹˌɛnˈeɪ sˈɪnθəsˌɪs.
It can therefore participate in certain biochemical reactions (for example, 3-dA can trigger the premature termination of mRNA synthesis).