Answer to Question #153569 in Molecular Biology for Mty

Question

My first nucleotide is Guanine.how to label all the components with proper atoms and numbering system.

Thanks in advance

Answer 1

In standard numbering convention, aromatic bases are numbered 1-9 for guanine (purine), and the ribose sugar numbered 1' - 5'. Atoms or groups attached to the base or sugar rings atoms have the same number as the ring atom to which they are bounded.

Reference

Newton, D. E. (2016). DNA technology: a reference handbook. ABC-CLIO.