Terms Related to Deoxyribonucleosides

• Deoxyribonucleotides

  A purine or pyrimidine base bonded to a DEOXYRIBOSE containing a bond to a phosphate group.

• Adenine Deoxyribonucleosides

  Adenosine molecules which can be substituted in any position, but are lacking one hydroxyl group in the ribose part of the molecule.

• Nucleosides

  Purine or pyrimidine bases attached to a ribose or deoxyribose. (From King & Stansfield, A Dictionary of Genetics, 4th ed)

• Nucleic Acids

  High molecular weight polymers containing a mixture of purine and pyrimidine nucleotides chained together by ribose or deoxyribose linkages.

• Ribonucleotides

  Nucleotides in which the purine or pyrimidine base is combined with ribose. (Dorland, 28th ed)

• Ribonucleosides

  Nucleosides in which the purine or pyrimidine base is combined with ribose. (Dorland, 28th ed)

• Base Pairs

  Pairing of purine and pyrimidine bases by hydrogen bonding in double-stranded DNA or RNA.