Module 2.3 Flashcards
DNA is built from molecules called nucelotides.
Structure of nuecleotide is found in DNA ,
-Dont need to know structure but check sheet .
But nucleotide consists of three parts and we do need to know these …
check sheet
What is in the center of the strucutre?
Contains a five-carbon sugar molecule.
-Sugars with 5 carbon atoms are called pentose sugars .
What is attached to the sugar ?
We find a nitrogen-containing molecule called a BASE .
-Sometimes referred to as nitrogenous ses as they contain NITROGEN .
What is attached to the other side of the sugar molecule ?
We find a negatively charged phosphate group .
-meaning nucleotides contain the elements carbon , hydrogen, nitrogen and phosphorous .
represent nucleotides using a simpalr model
-need to learn this structure , so check the sheet
-nucleotides are used to make both the molecules DNa +RNA
-The nucleotids in DNA + RNA all share the same general structure.
-But tere is specific differences
First difference between DNA + RNA
-In DNA , the pentose sugar is clled deoxyribose .
-Whereas in RNA , the pentose sugar is called ribose .
-Deoxyribose has one fewer oxygen atoms than ribose .
second difference between DNA + RNA
(check sheet )
-In DNA nucleotides , we find four different bases
-If you look at the bases you will see two have a DOUBLE RING strucutre . Adenine +guanine
-Scienists call these PURINES .
-The other two bases - thymine nd cytosine have a single ring strucutre
-scienitsts call these pyrimidines .
Third difference between DNA and RNA
Just like DNA , RNA also contains denine guanine and cytosine .
-Howeveer , RNA DOES NOT containthymine .
-Instead it contains URACIL .
NEED TO KNOW THIS AS THIS IS VERY IMPROTANT .
General strucutre of a nucleotide (check sheet)
-Can see the hydroxyl group on carbon 3 of the pentose sugar.
-That is because it plays a really important role.
What is the important role ?
-If we take two nucleotides (check next page )
-Then we cn form a ond between them -PHOSPHATE GROUP of one nuecleoitde + hydorcyl group onc arbon 3 of the pentose sugar on the othe rnucleotide ,
(check sheet to see bond )
What is the bond called ?
PHOSPHODIESTER BOND - NEED TO KNOW THIS !!!!!!!!
-wHAT HAPPENS WHEN THE PHOSPHODIESTER BOND IS FORMED ?
-Water is released so is an example of a condensation reaction .
-+THIS moelcule we formed is a dinucleotide .
-can break the phosphoidester ond by adding water .
-THIS IS A hydrolysis reaction
-We can continue to add nucleotides by forming phosphodiester bonds .
Have formed a polymer of nucleotides and scientists call is a polynucleotide BOTH DNA RNA are examples of polynucleotide.
Structure of dna
Dna consists of two polynucleotide stands .
-we have the sugar phosphate backbone on the outside with bases on the center .
-the two poly ue Lodi fox’s stands are held together by hydrogen bonds , which form between the bases on opposite strands .
KEY : based on one strand are complementary to the bases on the other strand .
Guanine on one strand always pairs with cytosine on the opposite strand . Adensine slways pairs with thymine .
-this complementary base pairing is central to how Dna functions .
In the last video , we saw both adenine and guanine are purines because of their DOUBLE RING structure .
iWhereas thymine and cytosine are pyrimidines because they have a single ring .
-what this means is that purine on one strand always pairs with pyrimidine on the oppsoite strand .
This means that the distance between the sugar phosphate backbone is constant , all down the DNA molecule.
-the two polynucleotide strands in Dna are anti parallel . Meaning they run in opposite directions .
-looking at the left hand side , we can see that the top of the phosphate group is attached to carbon 5 of the deoxyribose sugar .
At the bottom , we have the carbon 3 hydroxyl at the top .
At the bottom , we have the carbon 5 attached to the phosphate.
The different base pairs form a different number of hydrogen bonds .
Adenine an thymine pair forming two hydrogen bonds
Cytosine and guanine pair forming three hydrogen bonds
Because of the complementary base pairing , the properties of guanine and cytosine are always the same as eachother .
The proportions of Adensine and thymine are also the same as eachotehr .
-this means we can calculate the proportions of the different nucleotide
Check sheet for example question
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The two polynucleotide strands in dna , twist around eachother and form a double helix
We can see that the sugar phosphate backbones on the outside and base pairs in the center .