Biochemistry - Nucleic Acids - Discussion

Discussion Forum : Nucleic Acids - Section 1 (Q.No. 5)
5.
Which pyrimidine base contains an amino group at carbon 4?
Cytosine
Thymine
Uracil
Adenine
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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Discussion:
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Vaishnavi said:   3 years ago
No, Thymine contains at 2, 4and 5 well, Uracil contains at 2 and 4 but only Cytosine contains at Carbon 4.

GRESHAN said:   4 years ago
Uracil and thymine are similar cytosine contain an Amino group at carbon 4.

Lingaraj said:   8 years ago
So uracil and thymine attach with which carbon?

Quzzweight said:   8 years ago
Adenine is a amino acid with 5 carbon.
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Nikhil said:   9 years ago
@Anna.

Guanine is not a Pyrimidine so cytosine has the amino group at 4 carbon atom.

Anna P. said:   10 years ago
Guanine also contains an amino group, but it attached to its 2nd carbon.
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