BIOL 2400 Chapter Notes -Dna Gyrase, Glycosidic Bond, Polynucleotide

33 views3 pages

Document Summary

Dna (deoxyribonucleic acid) + rna (ribonucleic acid) are called nucleic acids. Building block of dna is deoxyribonucleoside 5" triphosphate (dntp) Deoxyribonucleotides are composed of 3 components: ribose (deoxyribose) simple monosaccharide, aromatic base adenine (a), guanine (g), cytosine (c), thymine (t), Pyrimidines (c or t) [c or u in rna: phosphate group. Nucleotides are phosphate esters of nucleosides w/ p groups joined by the 5" hydroxy group. When nucleotides contain 3 p residues = deoxynucleoside triphosphates (dntp) Ribose + phosphate = backbone of dna b/c it is invariant. Nucleoside is ribose with a purine/pyrimidine linked to 1" carbon in a -n-glycosidic linkage: a-ribose = adenosine, g-ribose = guanosine, c-ribose = cytidine, t-ribose = thymidine, u-ribose. Nucleotides are covalently linked by phosphodiester bonds b/w 3" hydroxy group + 5" phosphate group. Oligonucleotide polymer of several nucleotides; polynucleotide polymer of many nucleotides. Sequence of nucleotides in the chain are indicated from 5" 3" direction.

Get access

Grade+20% off
$8 USD/m$10 USD/m
Billed $96 USD annually
Grade+
Homework Help
Study Guides
Textbook Solutions
Class Notes
Textbook Notes
Booster Class
40 Verified Answers
Class+
$8 USD/m
Billed $96 USD annually
Class+
Homework Help
Study Guides
Textbook Solutions
Class Notes
Textbook Notes
Booster Class
30 Verified Answers

Related Documents

Related Questions