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Nucleotides

Medical Definition:	The monomeric units from which DNA or RNA polymers are constructed. They consist of a purine or pyrimidine base, a pentose sugar, and a phosphate group. (From King & Stansfield, A Dictionary of Genetics, 4th ed)
Guide Notes:	pyridine nucleotides are probably NAD or NADP; /anal: consider also NUCLEOTIDE MAPPING

Nucleotides Categories.