nucleic acids

nucleic acids

polymers of nucleotides

nitrogenous base

pentose

phosphate group

what comprises nucleotide?

N-glycosidic bond at carbon 1

the nitrogenous base is bonded to pentose via what?

ester bond through -OH group at carbon 3 or 5

phosphate is bonded to pentose via what?

dna is double strand while rna is single stranded

how does dna differ from rna?

bicyclic purines

monocyclic pyrimidines

types of nitrogenous bases

adenine

guanine

example of bicyclic purine

thymine (for dna only)

cytosine

uracil (for rna only)

example of monocyclic pyrimidines

ribose

deoxyribose

pentose can be…

phosphate residues

what causes the acidity of nucleic acids?

polyanion

nucleic acid is what type of ion?

nucleates

in an alkaline solution, rna forms what?