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what is the structure of nucleotide
pentose sugar, nitrogenous base, phosphate group (negatively charged)
what are the elements in nucleotides
C, H, O, N and P
what is the structure of nucleotide in DNA
deoxyribose sugar, phosphate group and base
what is a purine
contain two carbon-nitrogen rings joined together
what is a pyrimidine
only one carbon-nitrogen ring (smaller than purine base)
which bases are purines
adenine and guanine
which bases are pyrimidines
thYmine and cYtosine (uracil in RNA)
what is the structure of nucleotide in RNA
ribose sugar, phosphate group and base
how phosphorylate a nucleotide
add one or more phosphate groups
what does ADP (adenosine diphosphate) contain
adenine, ribose sugar and two phosphate groups
what does ATP (adenosine triphosphate) contain
adenine, ribose and three phosphate groups
how to phosphorylate ADP to form ATP
ADP and inorganic phosphate using energy to form ATP and a phosphate bond
how to get ADP from ATP
hydrolysis, energy stored in phosphate bond, when needed ATP broken back down into ADP and inorganic phosphate, energy released and used
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