Chapter 8: Nucleotides Flashcards
DNA and molecular biology
The science that deals with the nucleic acids.
RNA
Ribnucleic acid
DNA
Deoxyribonucleic acid
What is the structural unit if nucleic acids?
Nucleotides
What are nucleic acids formed of?
Polynucleotides
Nucleotides are formed of
Nitrogenous base + pentose + phosphate.
Nucleoside
Nitrogenous base + penstose
Nitrogenous base is formed of
- Purines.
- Pyrimidine.
Purines
- Adenine.
- Guanine.
Pyrimidine
- Cytosine.
- Uracil.
- Thymine.
Pentose is formed of
- Ribose.
- Deoxyribose.
Ribose
In RNA.
Deoxyribose
In DNA
Uracil site
RNA
Thymine site
DNA
Cytosine site
Both RNA and DNA
Cytosine
2 oxy 4 amino Pyrimidine
Deamination of cytosine
Uracil
Uracil
2, 4 Di oxy Pyrimidine
Thymine
5 methyl uracil
Pyrimidines
Major Pyrimidines:
1. Uracil.
2. Cytosine.
3. Thymine.
Minor Pyrimidines:
1. Dihydro uracil.
2. Methyl cytosine.
3. Hydroxy methyl cytosine.
Purines
Major Purines:
1. Guanine.
2. Adenine.
Minor Purines:
1. N7 methyl guanine.
Oxy purines:
1. Hypoxanthine.
2. Xanthine.
3. Uric acid.
Methylated Purines:
1. Caffeine.
2. Theophylline.
3. Theobromine.
Adenine site
Both RNA and DNA
Guanine site
Both RNA and DNA
Guanine
2 amino 6 oxy purine
Adenine
6 amnio purines
Hypoxanthine site
No present in DNA and RNA
Xanthine site
Not present in DNA or RNA
Hypoxanthine and xanthine formation
Formed during synthesis or catabolism of major purines.
Uric acid
The end product of the purine catabolism.
Uric acid exertion
It is excreted in urine.
Normal blood level amount of Uric acid
3-7 mg/dl.
If the Uric acid in blood increases what would happen?
It leads to gout (hyperuricemia).
Deamination of adenine
Hypoxanthine
Hypoxanthine
6 oxy purine
Xanthine
2, 6 di oxy purines
Uric acid
2,6,8 tri oxy purines
Caffeine , theophylline, theobromine site
Not present in DNA or RNA
Caffeine
In coffee (1,3,7 tri methyl xanthine).
Theophylline
Present in tea (1,3 di methyl xanthine).
Theobromine
Present in cocoa (3,7 di methyl xanthine).