Nucleotides: Synthesis and
Degradation
, Nitrogenous Bases
Planar, aromatic, and heterocyclic
Derived from purine or pyrimidine
Numbering of bases is “unprimed”
, Nucleic Acid Bases
Purines Pyrimidines
, Sugars
Pentoses (5-C sugars)
Numbering of sugars is “primed”
Degradation
, Nitrogenous Bases
Planar, aromatic, and heterocyclic
Derived from purine or pyrimidine
Numbering of bases is “unprimed”
, Nucleic Acid Bases
Purines Pyrimidines
, Sugars
Pentoses (5-C sugars)
Numbering of sugars is “primed”