Acids and bases have been used by chemists for centuries, and are among the most fundamental reagents employed in synthetic organic chemistry. This Aldrich product line ranges from BrÃ¸nsted and Lewis... Chemfiles Volume 1 Article 3.
Bases are found in both DNA and RNA. As seen below, they are adenine, cytosine, guanine, thymine, and uracil. They are abbreviated (A, C, G, T, U). Three of the bases (A, G, C) are found in both DNA and RNA. However, uracil (U) is found only in RNA and thymine (T) is found only in DNA.he first three are the same as those found in DNA, but in RNA thymine is replaced by uracil as the base complementary to adenine. This base is also a pyrimidine and is very similar to thymine.
Thymine is found only in DNA, while uracil is found only in RNA. Thymine and uracil are often used to differentiate DNA from RNA. B) Sugars The five-carbon sugar in nucleic acids is ribose or a ribose derivative. In RNA the sugar is ribose, in DNA it is 2 â²- deoxyribose.The only difference between these two sugars is found at the 2 â²-carbon of the ribose ring.hymine and uracil are often used to differentiate DNA from RNA. B) Sugars The five-carbon sugar in nucleic acids is ribose or a ribose derivative. In RNA the sugar is ribose, in DNA it is 2 â²- deoxyribose. The only difference between these two sugars is found at the 2 â²-carbon of the ribose ring.