lec 8: nucleotides Flashcards
1
Q
DNA from DNA
A
replication
2
Q
RNA from DNA
A
transcription
3
Q
protein from RNA
A
translation
4
Q
arrangement of genes
A
chromosomes
5
Q
total genetic information
A
genome
6
Q
purine bases
A
adenine & guanine
7
Q
pyrimidine bases
A
thymine, uracil, cytosine
8
Q
importance of free nucleotides
A
- energy sources (AMP,ADP,ATP)
- sulphate donor (PAP)
- coenzymes: hydrogen carriers (NAD, NADP, FAD)
- secondary messengers (cyclic AMP, cyclic GMP)
- methyl donor: SAM (adenine nucleoside)
9
Q
methyl donor
A
SAM
10
Q
sulphate donor
A
PAP
11
Q
hydrogen donors
A
NADP, NAD, FAD
12
Q
carrier of amino acid from cytosol to ribosome in process of protein synthesis
A
tRNA
13
Q
synthesized in nucleus then passed to ribosomes
A
mRNA
14
Q
80% of total RNA
A
ribosomal RNA
15
Q
site for protein synthesis
A
ribosomal RNA