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Biochemical Molecules and Processes - Nucleic Acids - 23/10/24
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| how are the 3 phosphate groups linked? | by two high energy bonds |
| what are the two high energy bonds called between the 3 phosphate groups? | phosphoanhydride bonds |
| name the pyrimidines? | cytosine, uracil and thymine |
| name the purines? | adenine and guanine |
| describe pyrimidines? | one ring |
| describe purines? | two rings |
| Chargaff's rule? | used UV spectrophotometry to analyse amounts of bases present in each DNA sample finding it all adds to 100% but not equal amounts |
| when the pentose sugar is bonded to one of its bases what is formed? | nucleoside |
| nucleoside? | formed when the pentose sugar is bonded to one of its bases |
| nitrogenous base is covalently bonded to what? | C1' of the sugar residue |
| the C1' of the sugar residue is covalently bonded to what? | nitrogenous base |
| C1' of the sugar residue is bonded to the nitrogenous base by what? | covalent bond |
| adenine and ribose form adenosine in what reaction? | dehydration |
| adenine forms adenosine in a dehydration reaction with what? | ribose |
| ribose forms adenosine in a dehydration reaction with what? | adenine |