BI220 - Nucleic Acids

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monomer

nucleotides

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function

  • carry chemical energy

  • co-enzyme

  • signaling

  • store and transmit hereditary info


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central dogma

  • DNA → RNA → protein

    • transcription → translation


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structure

  • pentose sugar

  • phosphate group

  • nitrogenous base


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sugar in DNA

deoxyribose

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sugar in RNA

ribose

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which way do bonds form between nucleotides

5’ → 3’

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purine

  • double

    • AG


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pyridimines

  • single

    • CUT


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what kind of bonds build nucleic acids

phosphodiester

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double helix

  • 2 antiparallel polynucleotide strands

  • held by H-bonds