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-Nucleic acids are the most important macromolecules for the continuity of life. They carry the genetic blueprint of a cell and carry instructions for the functioning of the cell. The two main types of nucleic acids are deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) and ribonucleic acid (RNA).
-Occurrence and nomenclaturs. The term nucleic acid is the overall name for DNA and RNA, members of a family of biopolymers, and is synonymous with polynucleotide. Nucleic acids were named for their initial discovery within the nucleus, and for the presence of phosphate groups (related to phosphoric acid)
This condensation reaction is similar to that in which a peptide bond is formed between two amino acids (Chapter 3). Thus a single nucleic acid strand is a phosphate-pentose polymer (a polyester) with purine and pyrimidine bases as side groups. The links between the nucleotides are called phosphodiester bonds.
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