Adenine

**Semantic type:** Nucleic Acid, Nucleoside, or Nucleotide

**Definition:** A purine nucleobase with an amine group attached to the carbon at position 6. Adenine is the precursor for adenosine and deoxyadenosine nucleosides.

**Synonyms:** - 1H-Purin-6-amine - 1H-Purin-6-amine - ADENINE - adenine