The difference between Adenine and Nucleobase

When used as nouns, adenine means a base, c_5h_5n_5, found in certain glands and tissues, which pairs with thymine in dna and uracil in rna, whereas nucleobase means the base of a nucleic acid, such as thymine, uracil, adenine, cytosine and guanine.


check bellow for the other definitions of Adenine and Nucleobase

  1. Adenine as a noun (biochemistry, genetics):

    A base, C_5H_5N_5, found in certain glands and tissues, which pairs with thymine in DNA and uracil in RNA.

  1. Nucleobase as a noun (biochemistry):

    The base of a nucleic acid, such as thymine, uracil, adenine, cytosine and guanine.