What is another word for guanine?
Pronunciation: [ɡwˈɑːna͡ɪn] (IPA) 
Guanine is a nitrogen-containing molecule that is one of the four nucleotide building blocks of DNA. It is also a purine base that pairs with cytosine in DNA. Some synonyms for guanine include 2-amino-6-hydroxypurine, 9H-purin-2-amine-6-ol, and G. Guanine is commonly found in a number of naturally occurring biological compounds, including nucleotides, nucleosides, and nucleic acids. It is also found in several synthetic derivatives, such as guanosine diphosphate and guanosine triphosphate. The main function of guanine is to provide the base pairing partner for cytosine to form a stable DNA structure.
