how to sort nucleotide building blocks by their name or classification?
How can I sort nucleotide building blocks based on their names or classifications? I am looking for methods or tools that can help me organize these molecules effectively for research purposes. Any guidance on best practices or resources would be greatly appreciated.
1 Answers
Feb 08, 2025
Try this.
Pure As Gold: Purines are Adenine and Guanine
Pyramids CUT: Pyramidines are Cytosine, Uracil, and Thymine
Purines are 2 ring nitrogenous bases while pyramidines are one hexagonal ring nitrogenous bases
A pairs with T because there are 2 hydrogen bonds that form between A and T.
C pairs with G because there are 3 hydrogen bonds that form between C and G.
If you have to know what each nucleotide looks like, I honestly would just memorize it. I think when I was in biochemistry, I had to be able to recognize which was which but I used the criteria above to narrow things down.
Link of structures: http://web2.mendelu.cz/af_291_projekty2/vseo/files…
The link I’ve provided above does a good job highlighting (literally) the minor differences in terms of the substituents off of the nitrogenous bases.
See if this video on synthesis of nucleotides helps: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pYhabLiXy4U
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