Nucleotide metabolism Flashcards
1
Q
What are nucleotides essential for?
A
- Heritability
- Energy currency (ATP)
- Second messengers (cAMP, cGMP)
- Protein synthesis
- Cell proliferation
- Fuel synthesis
- Components of coenzymes
- Regulatory in metabolic pathways
2
Q
What is a nucleoside?
A
- Sugar + Base
3
Q
What is a nucleotide
A
- Sugar + Phosphate +Base
4
Q
Describe purine bases
A
- 2 rings
- Adenine
- Guanine
5
Q
Describe pyrimadine bases
A
- 1 ring
- Cytosine
- Thymine
- Uracil
