Monday, August 12, 2013

Cytosine

Pyrimidine - back

Pyrimidine with a carbonyl on the 2C and amine on the 4C

Cytosine/2-oxy-4-amino pyrimidine

Fundamentals:

  • Forms three Hydrogen bonds with Guanine

Types:

  • Nitrogenous Base - Cytosine
RNA
  • Nucleoside - Cytidine
  • Nucleotide - Cytidylate (GMP)
DNA
  • Nucleoside - Deoxycytidine
  • Nucleotide - Deoxycytidylate (dCMP)

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