National Cancer Institute Thesaurus

Last uploaded: February 23, 2024
Preferred Name

Nucleic Acids, Nucleosides, and Nucleotides
Synonyms

Nucleic Acids, Nucleosides, and Nucleotides

Definitions

A header concept for chemicals that are the building blocks of inherited genetic information. The monomer structure (nucleoside) contains either a purine or pyrimidine base linked to a deoxyribose or ribose carbohydrate group. Nucleotides are composed of a nucleoside and one to three phosphate groups. Nucleic acids are polymers of nucleotides that are linked by phosphodiester bonds.

ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C708

code

C708

DEFINITION

A header concept for chemicals that are the building blocks of inherited genetic information. The monomer structure (nucleoside) contains either a purine or pyrimidine base linked to a deoxyribose or ribose carbohydrate group. Nucleotides are composed of a nucleoside and one to three phosphate groups. Nucleic acids are polymers of nucleotides that are linked by phosphodiester bonds.

FULL_SYN

Nucleic Acids, Nucleosides, and Nucleotides

label

Nucleic Acids, Nucleosides, and Nucleotides

Legacy Concept Name

Nucleic_Acids_Nucleosides_and_Nucleotides

Preferred_Name

Nucleic Acids, Nucleosides, and Nucleotides

prefixIRI

Thesaurus:C708

Semantic_Type

Nucleic Acid, Nucleoside, or Nucleotide

UMLS_CUI

C0028622

subClassOf

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C718

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