Fundamentals of Biochemistry: Life at the Molecular Level 5th Edition

Published by Wiley
ISBN 10: 1118918401
ISBN 13: 978-1-11891-840-1

Chapter 3 - Nucleotides, Nucleic Acids, and Genetic Information - Exercises - Page 78: 25

Answer

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Work Step by Step

Adenine exists in two different tautomeric forms (amino and imino forms). The sixth carbon atom of adenine is comprised of an amino group, while the imino form maintains an imino group at the same position as before.
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