Biochem Nucleic Acids

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Adenine

Guanine

Cytosine

Thymine (DNA only)

Uracil (RNA only)

A=T

G≡C

5’-dAdG-3’

5’-CU-3’

RNA nucleosides

• Adenosine

• Guanosine

• Cytidine

• Uridine

Adenosine

Guanosine

Cytidine

Uridine

RNA nucleotides

• Adenosine-5’-monophosphate (AMP)

• Guanosine-5’-monophosphate (GMP)

• Cytidine-5’-monophosphate (CMP)

• Uridine-5’-monophosphate (UMP)

• Adenosine-2’,3’-cyclic monophosphate (2’,3’-cAMP)

Adenosine-5’-monophosphate (AMP)

Guanosine-5’-monophosphate (GMP)

Cytidine-5’-monophosphate (CMP)

Uridine-5’-monophosphate (UMP)

Adenosine-2’,3’-cyclic monophosphate

DNA nucleosides

• Deoxyadenosine (dA)

• Deoxyguanosine (dG)

• Deoxycytidine (dC)

• Deoxythymine (dT - Thymidine)

Deoxyadenosine (dA)

Deoxyguanosine (dG)

Deoxycytidine (dC)

Deoxythymine (dT - Thymidine)

DNA nucleotides

• Deoxyadenosine-5’-monophosphate (dAMP)

• Deoxyguanosine-5’-monophosphate (dGMP)

• Deoxycytidine-5’-monophosphate (dCMP)

• Deoxythymidine-5’-monophosphate (dTMP)

Deoxyadenosine-5’-monophosphate (dAMP)

Deoxyguanosine-5’-monophosphate (dGMP)

Deoxycytidine-5’-monophosphate (dCMP)

Deoxythymidine-5’-monophosphate (dTMP)