Biochemistry Chapter 10: Nucleic Acids Flashcards
1
Q
nucleoside
A
Nitrogenous base + 5 carbon sugar (either ribose or dioxyribose)
2
Q
nucleotide
A
Nitrogenous base + 5 carbon sugar (either ribose or dioxyribose)
AND phosphate
3
Q
How to tell guanine
A
Purine (2 rings)
Has a carbonyl (C=O) group
4
Q
How to tell adenine
A
Purine (2 ring)
No oxygen, only nitrogen and carbon
5
Q
How to tell Cytosine
A
Pyrimidine (1 ring)
Has an amine (NH2)
6
Q
How to tell thymine
A
Pyrimidine (1 ring)
Has a methyl (CH3)
7
Q
How to tell uracil
A
Pyrimidine (1 ring)
No methyl (CH3)
