NAMING

Cj Gutierrez

A. NAMING NUCLEOSIDES (BASE + SUGAR)

ATTACHED TO
NUCLEOSIDES ATTACHED TO RIBOSE
DEOXYRIBOSE
Adenine Adenosine Deoxyadenosine

Guanine Guanosine Deoxyguanosine

Cytosine Cytidine Deoxycytidine

Thymine --------- Deoxythymidine

Uracil Uridine ---------

B. NAMING NUCLEOTIDES ( Phosphate + Sugar + Base)

*When naming nucleotides, add mono, di, or tri on the blank depending on the
number of phosphate attached to the 5 Carbon
BASES NUCLEOTIDE NAME

Adenine Adenosine - 5- _____Phosphate

Guanine Guanosine - 5- _____Phosphate

Cytosine Cytidine - 5- _____Phosphate

Thymine Thymidine - 5- _____Phosphate

Uracil Uridine - 5- _____Phosphate

YOU CAN ALSO NAME NUCLEOTIDES AS ACIDS (Pero feeling ko okay na

naman kahit yung sa taas lang memorize natin)
NUCLEOTIDE NAMED AS NUCLEOTIDE NAMED
BASE AN ACID WITH AS AN ACID WITH
DEOXYRIBOSE RIBOSE
Deoxyadenylic acid or Adenylic acid or
Adenine
Deoxyadenylate Adenylate
Deoxyguanylic acid or Guanylic acid or
Guanine
Deoxyguanylate Guanylate
Deoxycytidylic acid or Cytidilic acid or
Cytosine
Deoxycytidylate Cytidylate
 Deoxythymidylic acid or
Thymine ---------
Deoxythymidylate
Uridylic acid or
Uracil ---------
Uridylate

C. Additional Notes

1. Sugar = Electrophile due to Carbon

2. Base = Nuclephile due to Oxygen
3. Process that happens when Sugars and Bases attach = Condensation
4. Linkage between Sugar and Base is called Beta-N-Glycosidic Bond which is a
covalent bond
5. Watson and Crick = Discovered the structure of DNA
6. Adenine and Cytosine are Tautomers (Isomers)
They convert Amino to Imino
7. Guanine and Thymine are Tautomers (Isomers)
They convert Keto to Enol