N−glycosidic linkage: A nitrogenous base is linked to the pentose sugar through a N−glycosidic linkage to form a nucleoside. Purine nucleosides have 1′−9 glycosidic linkage (carbon 1′of pentose sugar and 9′ nitrogen of adenine/guanine). Pyrimidine nucleosides have1′−1′ linkage i.e., pentose sugar carbon 1′ and 1′ position of thymine/cytosine).