Nucleotides - PP Flashcards
1
Q
Which phosphoric acid are a part of nucleic acid?
A
Monophosphate
2
Q
Free nucelotides:
A
- diphosphate
- triphosphate
3
Q
Purines
A
Adenine and guanine and their metabolites hypoxanthine and xanthine
4
Q
Pyrimidines
A
Cytosine, uracile, thymine
5
Q
Phosphoric acids:
A
- monophosphate nucleotides
- diphosphate nucleotides
- triphosphate nucleotides
6
Q
What can undergo tautomerization?
A
Purines and pyrimidines
7
Q
Are the organic bases (Purines and pyrimidines) soluble in water?
A
They are poorly soluble in water.
8
Q
Lactam
A
Is a cyclic amide
9
Q
Lactim
A
Is a cyclic carboximid acid
10
Q
How is lactim formed?
A
Lactim is formed then lactam undergoes tautomerization
11
Q
What are nucleotides composed of?
A
They are comsed of organic base (pyrine or pyrimidine), pentose (ribose or deoxyribose)nand phosphoric acid
