Nitrogenous base

Nitrogenous bases are organic compounds that owe their basic properties to the lone pair of electrons of a nitrogen atom. Typical nitrogenous bases are ammonia (NH₃), triethylamine, pyridine, and the nucleobases adenine, guanine, thymine, and cytosine.

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See also: Nitrogenous base, Adenine, Ammonia, Atom, Base (chemistry), Biochemistry, Cytosine, Electron, Guanine