Ribonucleic acid
Ribonucleic acid
The common element in both nucleic acids and protein structure is nitrogen. Nitrogen is a key component of both nucleic acids (DNA and RNA) where it forms part of the nucleotide bases, and in proteins where it is found in amino acids as part of the protein backbone.
Nucleic Acids
Removal of water (dehydration synthesis is used in forming lipids, polysaccharides, proteins, and nucleic acids.
RNA is a nucleic acid that forms a copy of DNA for use in making proteins. RNA can also act as an enzyme, promoting the chemical reactions that link amino acids to form proteins. Adenosine triphosphate is an extremely important molecule formed by a nucleotide.
Yes, DNA and all forms of RNA are nucleic acids.
Yes, mRNA (messenger RNA) is a type of nucleic acid. It is a single-stranded molecule that carries genetic information from the DNA in the cell's nucleus to the ribosomes in the cytoplasm, where it is used to synthesize proteins.
The monomer of nucleic acids is nucleotides. Nucleotides consist of a phosphate group, a sugar molecule (ribose or deoxyribose), and a nitrogenous base (adenine, guanine, cytosine, thymine, or uracil).
Nucleic acids are very long polymers that are composed of phosphate-sugar-nitrogenous base units. In double-stranded nucleic acids, adenine forms bonds with either uracil or thymine. Cytidine will only form hydrogen bonds with guanine.
D-forms
A long strand of amino acids form proteins.
A long strand of amino acids form proteins.