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What happens to your body if you do not have nucleic acids in your diet and can you get any diseases?
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∙ 7y ago
It would be very hard to not get any nucleic acids in your diet unless you ate only foods made entirely synthetically without anything from biological origins, as all living things contain nucleic acids.
Yes, without nucleic acids in your diet much of your metabolism would eventually shut down as the ATP used for energy storage is synthesized from the nucleotide adenine in nucleic acids, cell replication and tissue repair following injuries would stop as the nucleic acids needed by the new cells' chromosomes could not be made, repair to genetic damage in the chromosomes would stop resulting in many problems, etc.
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What are the 2 major nucleic acids in the body?
rna and dna
Is nucleic acids organic or inorganic?
Nucleic acids are organic molecules because they are synthesised in the body and are made of hydrogen, oxygen, carbon, phosphorus and nitrogen
Is nucleic acids formed with peptide bonds?
Yes, nucleic acids are formed with peptide bonds. A peptide bond is a bond between a nitogen and a phosphorous. These are used to produce energy in the body.
What are examples of pure substances found in the human body?
sodium chloride, glucose, amino acids, nucleic acids, triglycerides
What molecules of your body is nitrogen?
Nitrogen is in many compounds.They are in proteins,nucleic acids etc
What will happen if there is lack of nucleic acids in your body?
If there is a lack of nucleic acids in your body, you are unable to reproduce. Nucleic acids form the basis for the passing on of DNA.
What is the rda of nucleic acids?
you cant have an RDA for nucleic acids because they are things like RNA and DNA and those are already in your body
What are the types of nucleic acids?
RNA and DNA
What do the nucleic acids do in the body?
The nucleic acid is a protein found in RNA and DNA to determine our genes . Edit: NUCLEIC ACIDS ARE NOT PROTEINS. Do they have amino groups? No. Are they made out of Amino acids? no. Nucleic acids are polymers which are also known as RNA and DNA. They contain all of the information of the body.
Why don't we eat nucleic acids?
our body makes them on its own
What are the 2 major nucleic acids in the body?
rna and dna
Is nucleic acids the organic molecules form the major structural materials of the body?
Organic molecules form proteins for the body.
Is nucleic acids organic or inorganic?
Nucleic acids are organic molecules because they are synthesised in the body and are made of hydrogen, oxygen, carbon, phosphorus and nitrogen
What are nucleic acids used for in your bodies?
Nucleic acids are more popularly known as "DNA". All the information of the cell, or body, is stored in that molecule. Hope this helps. K.
Why do the cells in your body never use nucleic acids as an energy source?
according to my calculations, the cells use carbohydrates as an energy source, and that is enough for the body nucleic acids are used for our genetic makeup and not for our energy usage
What is the action of nuclease in the body?
nuclease helps to digest the nucleic acids such as DNA & RNA in the body.
What are 2 nucleic acids found in the human body?
There are two: DNA and RNA.
