Adenine was first discovered in 1885 by the German physiologist Albrecht Kossel. He isolated adenine from the pancreas of oxen and named it "adenine" derived from the Greek word "aden," meaning gland.

In the double helix structure of DNA, thymine forms a base pair with adenine through two hydrogen bonds. This specific pairing is known as complementary base pairing and is essential for the stability ...

The reoxidation of reducing equivalents, NADH (reduced nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide) and FADH 2 (reduced flavin adenine dinucleotide), that are produced by the oxidation of carbohydrates (the ...

DNA has a ladder-like structure, and normally, bases on one side of the ladder pair with a partner on the other side, linking up in the middle to form the ladder's rungs. Adenine pairs with ...