The difference between Cytosine and Nucleobase

When used as nouns, cytosine means a heterocyclic base, 4-aminopyrimidin-2(1h)-one, which pairs with guanine in dna and rna (by means of three hydrogen bonds), whereas nucleobase means the base of a nucleic acid, such as thymine, uracil, adenine, cytosine and guanine.


check bellow for the other definitions of Cytosine and Nucleobase

  1. Cytosine as a noun (biochemistry):

    A heterocyclic base, 4-aminopyrimidin-2(1H)-one, which pairs with guanine in DNA and RNA (by means of three hydrogen bonds).

  1. Nucleobase as a noun (biochemistry):

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