Adenine

Purine

Purine with an amino group on the 6th carbon

Adenine/6-amino purine

Fundamentals:

• Forms two Hydrogen bonds with Thymine or Uracil

Types:

• Nitrogenous Base - Adenine

RNA

• Nucleoside - Adenosine
• Nucleotide - Adenylate (AMP)

DNA

• Nucleoside - Deoxyadenosine
• Nucleotide - Deoxyadenosine (dGMP)

Salient Derivatives:

• Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide (NAD)

Concepts:

• Hydrogen Bond - Types of Interactions
• Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide (NAD) - Cofactors

Building Concepts:

• Purine - Nucleotides - Nucleic Acids - Biomolecules

Terminlogy:

• Nitrogenous Base - Nucleotide
• Nucleoside - Nucleotide
• Nucleotide - Nucleotide

Additional Information:

• Wikipedia