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Why can phosphorus-32 be used to detect the presence of nucleic acids but not amino acids?
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∙ 16y ago
amino acids only contain carbon,hydrogen,oxygen and nitrogen. they do not contain phosphorus and cannot be incorporated. the ion phosphoric acid is found in nucleic acid.
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∙ 16y ago
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Can nucleic acids be detected by the ELISA format?
No, ELISA would not be able to detect the presence of nucleic acids. As ELISA uses a antibodies to detect the presence of a antigen. Hence as the nucleic acid is within the cell (nucleus), the antibody used does not attach themselves to the nucleic acid but to the antigen.
What are DNA and RNA examples of?
Nucleic acids
What macromolecule provides instructions for growth?
Nucleic acids
What is the name of the macromolecules that makes up DNA?
Nucleic acids.
A nucleic acids is a?
Nucleic acids are polymers of nucleotides.
What are the blocks of nucleic acids?
what are the building blocks of nucleic acids?
How are nucleic acids and proteins related?
Nucleic acids make proteins.
What macromolecules is made up of nucleic acid?
They are the nucleotides . They make up nucleic acids
Describe the characteristics that distinguish nucleic acids from the other major groups of macromolecules.?
- Presence of Pyrimidine and Purine - Nucleic acids store and transmit genetic information that makes them different from other macromolecules. - Nucleic acids contain ribose and deoxyribose sugar connected with bases. - Nucleotides are joined by covalent bonds called Phosphodiester.
Is nucleic acids the same as amino acids?
No. Amino acids are monomers of proteins and nucleic acids is a macromolecule.
Do nucleic acids produce protein?
No. Nucleic acids are the building blocks of protein. There are various types of nucleic acids that form proteins.
What is C H O in nucleic acids?
CHO is not in nucleic acids...
