The difference between Nucleobase and Thymine

When used as nouns, nucleobase means the base of a nucleic acid, such as thymine, uracil, adenine, cytosine and guanine, whereas thymine means a heterocyclic base, 5-methylpyrimidine-2,4(1h,3h)-dione.


check bellow for the other definitions of Nucleobase and Thymine

  1. Nucleobase as a noun (biochemistry):

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

  1. Thymine as a noun (organic compound, genetics):

    A heterocyclic base, 5-methylpyrimidine-2,4(1H,3H)-dione; it pairs with adenine in DNA.