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phosphodiester linkage.

NUCLEIC ACIDS (DNA and RNA)

Introduction


Nucleic acids are important component of cells, which control all the activities of cell.
phosphodiester linkage

Formation of a nucleotide

A compound, nucleoside is formed by combination of a base and a pentose sugar. A nucleoside and a phosphoric acid combine to form a nucleotide. As we know pentose sugar in RNA is ribose while in DNA is deoxyribose. Deoxyribose is formed from ribose by removing one oxygen from OH group at carbon number 2. ATP is also an important nucleotide used as an energy currency by the cell.

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