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Nitrogen Bases of DNA - These are rather complex single or double ring structures containing nitrogen and are attached to the carbon of the sugar. Nitrogen bases are of two types based on the number of rings.

Purines
 Purines are double ringed nitrogenous bases which are linked to sugar by using nitrogen present at 9' -position. Adenine and guanine come under this group.

Pyrimidines
 Pyrimidines are single ringed nitrogen bases which are linked to sugar by using nitrogen present at 1 ' -position. Thymine and cytosine come under this group.

Adenine     6-aminopurine

Guanine     2-amino 6-oxypurine

Cytosine   4-amino 2-oxypyrimidine

Thymine   2,4-oxy S-methyl pyrimidine

Uracil       2,4-oxypyrimidine