Biochemistry: Concepts and Connections

1st Edition

ISBN: 9780321839923

Author: Dean R. Appling, Spencer J. Anthony-Cahill, Christopher K. Mathews

Publisher: PEARSON

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It is an organic molecule made up of three basic components- a nitrogenous base, phosphate,and pentose sugar. The nucleotides are important for metabolic reactions andthe formation of DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) and RNA (ribonucleic acid).

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Nucleic acids are essential biomolecules present in prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells and viruses. They carry the genetic information for the synthesis of proteins and cellular replication. The nucleic acids are of two types: deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) a…

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What is the difference between a nucleoside triphosphate and a trinucleotide?

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Biochemistry: Concepts and Connections

Ch. 4 - Prob. 1P Ch. 4 - What is the difference between a nucleoside...Ch. 4 - pppApCpCpupApGpApu-OH a. Using the straight-chain...Ch. 4 - Shown is a representation of a molecule being...Ch. 4 - Base analysis of DNA from maize (com) shows it to...Ch. 4 - Using the pKa data in Table 4.1 and the...Ch. 4 - For some DNAs, it is possible to separate the two...Ch. 4 - Refer to Figure 4.15, which presents the...Ch. 4 - Suppose that you centrifuged a transfer RNA...Ch. 4 - Predict the structure of a cruciform that could be...

Ch. 4 - DNA from a newly discovered virus was purified,...Ch. 4 - Would you expect Neurospora crassa DNA to have a...Ch. 4 - A circular double-stranded DNA molecule contains...Ch. 4 - The gel electrophoresis pattern in Figure 4.23 was...Ch. 4 - 15. DNA polymerase requires both a template, to be...Ch. 4 - Prob. 16P

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