Which of the following is not present in nucleic acids - Vidyadip

MCQ

Which of the following is not present in nucleic acids

A
Uracil
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$2$ - aminopyridine
C
Thymine
D
Adenine

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Answer

Correct option: B.

$2$ - aminopyridine

b
$2-$aminopyridine is not present in nucleic acid and as cytosine, Adenine, Thymine and $GUANINE$ are the four main bases found in nucleic acid. Adenine and Guanine are purines while thymine and cytosine are pyrimidines. They together form triple bonded histones of $DNA$.$2-$Aminopyridine is an organic compound with the formula $H _2 NC _5 H _4 N$. It is one of three isomeric aminopyridines

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