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A nucleoside consists of two components, i.e., a nitrogenous base ( purine or pyrimidine) and a five carbon sugar (ribose or deoxyribose). It is obtained when the nitrogenous base is attached to `C_1` of sugar by a `beta` -linkage. Thus , in general , a nucleoside may be represented as : Base -Sugar of nucleosides are adenosine , cytidine etc.
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