what are the functional groups of nucleic acids?
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nucleic acid-----one phosphate group, one nitrogen containing base (pyrimidine or purine) and a sugar molecule, which in turn has alcohol and aldehyde/ketone group.
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RNA is a polymer with a ribose and phosphate backbone and four different bases: adenine, guanine, cytosine, and uracil. The first three are the same as those found in DNA, but in RNA thymine is replaced by uracil as the base complementary to adenine. This base is also a pyrimidine and is very similar to thymine.
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Nucleic acids are organic compounds that include DNA and RNA. DNA contains genetic instructions for proteins, and RNA helps assemble the proteins.
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Nucleic acids are composed of smaller subunits called nucleotides. A nucleotide is a nucleoside with one or more phosphoryl group by esterlinkage. When it is in the form of RNA the bases are called adenylate, guanylate, cytidylate, and uridylate.
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['Nucleotide. Sugar. Phosphate. Nitrogen base.', 'DNA. Deoxyribose. Phosphate. Cytosine. Guanine. Adenine. Thymine.', 'RNA. Ribose. Phosphate. Cytosine. Guanine. Adenine. Uracil.']
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Nucleic acids (DNA, RNA) are large polymers, made out of monomer building blocks called nucleotides. The nucleotides have a similar structure with three 'subunits': A phosphate group. ... A nitrogenous base : adenine, cytosine, guanine, thymine or uracil.
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Role in nucleic acids A set of five nitrogenous bases is used in the construction of nucleotides, which in turn build up nucleic acids like DNA and RNA. These nitrogenous bases are adenine (A), uracil (U), guanine (G), thymine (T), and cytosine (C).
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Nucleic acids are a type of macromolecules that make up the genetic material. This is their main function. Unlike the other three macromolecules (carbohydrates, lipids, and proteins), nucleic acids are not used for energy production; therefore, the results stated in this question don't seem valid.
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Nucleic acids are vital for cell functioning, and therefore for life. There are two types of nucleic acids, DNA and RNA. ... Nucleic acids thus control the information that makes every cell, and every organism, what it is.
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Image of the components of DNA and RNA, including the sugar (deoxyribose or ribose), phosphate group, and nitrogenous base. Bases include the pyrimidine bases (cytosine, thymine in DNA, and uracil in RNA, one ring) and the purine bases (adenine and guanine, two rings).
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As mentioned earlier, however, there are three fundamental differences that account for the very different functions of the two molecules. RNA is a single-stranded nucleic acid. RNA has a ribose sugar instead of a deoxyribose sugar like DNA. RNA nucleotides have a uracil base instead of thymine.
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Some of the important functional groups in biological molecules are shown above; they include: hydroxyl, methyl, carbonyl, carboxyl, amino, phosphate, and sulfhydryl (R-S-H). These groups play an important role in the formation of molecules like DNA, proteins, carbohydrates, and lipids.
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['Deoxyribose sugar molecule.', 'Nitrogenous base.', 'Phosphate group.']
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RNA consists of ribose nucleotides (nitrogenous bases appended to a ribose sugar) attached by phosphodiester bonds, forming strands of varying lengths. The nitrogenous bases in RNA are adenine, guanine, cytosine, and uracil, which replaces thymine in DNA.
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Abstract. Nucleic acids, deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) and ribonucleic acid (RNA), carry genetic information which is read in cells to make the RNA and proteins by which living things function. The well-known structure of the DNA double helix allows this information to be copied and passed on to the next generation.
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Basic structure Each nucleotide consists of a nitrogen-containing aromatic base attached to a pentose (five-carbon) sugar, which is in turn attached to a phosphate group. Each nucleic acid contains four of five possible nitrogen-containing bases: adenine (A), guanine (G), cytosine (C), thymine (T), and uracil (U).
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The main function of nucleic acids is to store and transmit genetic information and use that information to direct the synthesis of new protein.