Uracil

Pyrimidine - back

Pyrimidine with an carbonyls on the 2,4C

Uracil/2,4-dioxy pyrimidine

Fundamentals:

• Forms two Hydrogen bonds with Adenine in RNA

Types:

• Nitrogenous Base - Uracil

RNA

• Nucleoside - Uridine
• Nucleotide - Uridylate (UMP)

Terminlogy:

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

Concepts:

• Hydrogen Bonds - Types of Interactions

Additional Information:

• Wikipedia