Purines, Pyrimidines and Nucleotides and the Chemistry of Nucleic Acids is a five-chapter text that presents a simple introduction to the basic chemistry of purines and pyrimidines and their derivatives.
The opening chapters describe the general properties, reactions, and synthesis of purines and pyrimidines. The next chapter deals with the structure, synthesis, mechanism, and stereochemistry of nucleosides and their analogues. These topics are followed by a discussion on the reactions and biosynthesis of nucleotides. The final chapter focuses on the structure and biosynthesis of DNA, RNA, and other nucleic acids.
This book is of value to organic chemists and biochemists, as well as researchers in the allied fields.

Inhalt

Author's Preface
Introduction
I. General Chemistry of Purines and Pyrimidines

1. General Character of Purines and Pyrimidines
2. Substitution by Electrophilic Reagents
3. Substitution by Nucleophilic Reagents
4. Rearrangements
5. Reduction
6. Addition Reactions
7. Acylation and Alkylation
8. Oxidation
   References
   II. Synthesis of Purines and Pyrimidines
9. Pyrimidines
10. Purines
    References
    III. Nucleosides
11. Structure
12. Synthesis
13. Mechanism and Stereochemistry of Nucleoside Synthesis
14. Analogues
    References
    IV. Nucleotides
15. Ribonucleotides
16. Deoxyribonucleotides
17. Other Nucleotides
18. Biosynthesis of Mononucleotides
    References
    V. Nucleic Acids
19. Structure of DNA
20. Structure of RNA
21. Biosynthesis of Nucleic Acids
    References
    Index