Both are made from smaller subunits that are joined by covalent bonds. In the case of proteins, these subunits are called amino acids. They are joined by special covalent bonds called peptide bonds. In the case of nucleic acids, the subunits are called nucleotides, which are a combination of a sugar (ribose or deoxyribose), phosphate group, and one of four possible bases (adenine, thymine, guanine, or cytosine). The nucleotides are covalently bonded along the "ladder" of the DNA molecule. Another feature of polymers is that the covalent bond that links the subunits (or monomers) is formed by dehydration synthesis, that is, a removal of a water molecule.
No, nucleic acids do not contain amino acids. Nucleic acids are polymers made up of nucleotides, which consist of a nitrogenous base, a sugar, and a phosphate group. Amino acids are the building blocks of proteins.
The four polymers that are digested in the small intestine are proteins, carbohydrates, fats (lipids), and nucleic acids. Enzymes in the small intestine break down these polymers into their simpler monomer units, such as amino acids, sugars, fatty acids, and nucleotides, which can then be absorbed by the body.
Protein and nucleic acid are both composed of amino acids. Completely wrong! Only proteins are composed of amino acids. They have nothing in common, even their chirality is opposite (proteins are levo while nucleic acids are dextro).
Enzymes that create nucleic acids are called polymerases. These enzymes are responsible for catalyzing the formation of DNA or RNA molecules by linking nucleotide building blocks together in a specific sequence.
Nucleic acids are polymers. They are made of monomers Nucleotides.
Nucleic acids are polymers of nucleotides.
Nucleic acids (DNA and RNA) are polymers of nucleotides; they are involved in genetics.
Polymers made from nucleotides are nucleic acids. Nucleotides are the building blocks of nucleic acids like DNA and RNA. These polymers are crucial for storing and transmitting genetic information in living organisms.
Yes, nucleic acids are polymers made up of repeating units called nucleotides. RNA and DNA are examples of nucleic acids that contain long chains of nucleotide monomers.
Polypeptides and dipeptides
Ribo and deoxyribo polynucleotides.
nucleic acids
No, nucleic acids code for the making of protein, they do not contain the monomers of protein manufacturing.
Yes, nucleotides form polymers called nucleic acids. Nucleic acids are long chains of nucleotides that are essential in storing and transmitting genetic information. DNA and RNA are examples of nucleic acids formed by nucleotide polymers.
nucleic acids (DNA and RNA)
Nucleotides are the building blocks of nucleic acids, which are biological macromolecules. Nucleic acids, such as DNA and RNA, are polymers made of repeating units of nucleotides. Each nucleotide consists of a phosphate group, a sugar molecule, and a nitrogenous base.
No, nucleic acids do not contain amino acids. Nucleic acids are polymers made up of nucleotides, which consist of a nitrogenous base, a sugar, and a phosphate group. Amino acids are the building blocks of proteins.