nucleotide bases

abbreviations: A, C, G, T, U
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The heterocyclic pyrimidine and purine compounds which are constituents of all nucleic acids. Adenine (A), guanine (G) and cytosine (C) are found in both DNA and RNA, thymine (T) is found (primarily) in DNA and uracil (U) only in RNA.
Source:
PAC, 1992, 64, 143. (Glossary for chemists of terms used in biotechnology (IUPAC Recommendations 1992)) on page 147 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'nucleotide bases' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.N04254 RIS BibTex EndNote
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