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Contents 1 Parent topics 2 Subtopics 2.1 Substituted uracil 3 Other related topics 3.1 Other bases used in nucleic acids

Parent topics

• RNA [r]: A polymer, made using the nucleotides of adenosine, guanosine, uridine and cytidine, that is used for a variety of biological functions in living systems. [e]
• nucleic acid [r]: A class of macromolecules important in conveying genetic information. [e]
• DNA [r]: A macromolecule that stores genetic information. Chemically, a nucleic acid. [e]
• base (chemistry) [r]: A molecule that can accept protons. [e]

Subtopics

Substituted uracil

• 5-hydroxyuracil [r]: Add brief definition or description
• 5,6,-dihydroxyuracil [r]: Add brief definition or description
• 5-methoxyuracil [r]: Add brief definition or description
• 5-formyluracil [r]: Add brief definition or description

Other related topics

• hydrogen bond [r]: A non-covalent and non-ionic chemical bond involving a hydrogen atom and either Fluorine, Nitrogen, or Oxygen. [e]
• oxidative damage [r]: Add brief definition or description
• reactive oxygen species [r]: Add brief definition or description
• DNA damage [r]: Add brief definition or description

Other bases used in nucleic acids

• adenine [r]: A base incorporated into DNA and RNA and part of an energy carrier, as ATP, in metabolism. [e]

• guanine [r]: Natural biomolecule used as one of the five bases in RNA and DNA. [e]

• thymidine [r]: Add brief definition or description

• cytosine [r]: Add brief definition or description