Term Name: nucleobase analogue
Synonyms: base analog, base analogs, base analogue, base analogues, nucleobase analog, nucleobase analogs, nucleobase analogues
Definition: A molecule that can substitute for a normal nucleobase in nucleic acids.
Ontology: ChEBI [CHEBI:67142]  ( EBI )

Relationships
is a type of: organic cyclic compound
has subtype: 1,N(2)-ethenoguanine 1-methyluracil 2-amino-6-hydroxyaminopurine 2-aminopurine 3-methyluracil 5,6-dihydroxyuracil 5-(4,5-dihydroxypentyl)uracil 5-(hydroxymethyl)cytosine 5-bromouracil 5-carboxycytosine 5-fluoroorotic acid 5-fluorouracil 5-formylcytosine 5-formyluracil 6-[(1,2-dideoxy-D-ribityl)amino]-5-[(E)-(2-oxopropylidene)amino]uracil 6-[(1,3-dideoxy-D-ribityl)amino]-5-[(E)-(2-oxopropylidene)amino]uracil 6-[(1,4-dideoxy-D-ribityl)amino]-5-[(E)-(2-oxopropylidene)amino]uracil 6-[(1,5-dideoxy-D-ribityl)amino]-5-[(E)-(2-oxopropylidene)amino]uracil 6-[(1-deoxy-D-ribityl)methyl]-5-[(1E)-3-oxobut-1-en-1-yl]uracil 6-[(2-hydroxyethyl)amino]-5-[(E)-(2-oxopropylidene)amino]uracil 6-[(3-hydroxypropyl)amino]-5-[(E)-(2-oxopropylidene)amino]uracil 6-[(4-hydroxybutyl)amino]-5-[(E)-(2-oxopropylidene)amino]uracil 6-[(5-hydroxypentyl)amino]-5-[(E)-(2-oxopropylidene)amino]uracil 6-azathymine 6-azauracil 6-hydroxymethyladenine 6-methyl-5-[(1E)-3-oxobut-1-en-1-yl]uracil 8-azaadenine 8-azaguanine 8-azahypoxanthine 8-hydroxyadenine 8-oxoadenine allopurinol hypoxanthine methylthymine N(2),3-ethenoguanine N(4)-acetylcytosine N(6)-carbamoylmethyladenine N(6)-hydroxyadenine thiouracil