nucleobase

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Purine or pyrimidine nitrogenous base occurring in deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) or ribonucleic acid (RNA).
Example: Purine and pyrimidine bases of ribo- and deoxyribonucleotides.
Source:
PAC, 2018, 90, 1121. (Terminology of bioanalytical methods (IUPAC Recommendations 2018)) on page 1148 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'nucleobase' 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.09710 RIS BibTex EndNote
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