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Nucleic acids are the building blocks of DNA and RNA.
The five nucleic acids are:
- 3 pyrimidine bases: Cytosine and Thymine (or Uracil in RNA)
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- 2 purine bases: Adenine and Guanine.
None of them contains an amino group which is essential in protein formation of amino acids.
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CoachNucleic acids can be distinguished from proteins by their monomer units - nucleotides for nucleic acids and amino acids for proteins. Nucleic acids store genetic information, while proteins are involved in various cellular functions, including enzymes, structural components, and signaling molecules. The primary structure of nucleic acids is determined by the sequence of nucleotides, whereas for proteins, it is determined by the sequence of amino acids.
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Do proteins encode nucleic acids?
No. Nucleic acids encode proteins.
How are nucleic acids and proteins related?
Nucleic acids make proteins.
Are enzymes all nucleic acids?
No, nucleic acids are not enzymes. Nucleic acids are made up of nucleotides where as enzymes are proteins, but all proteins are not enzymes.
Which nucleotides build proteins?
Amino acids are the building blocks of proteins, not nucleotides. Nucleotides are the building blocks of nucleic acids like DNA and RNA.
What are the four main classes of macromolecules?
The four main classes of macromolecules are carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids. Carbohydrates are sugars and their polymers, lipids are fats, oils, and membranes, proteins are made up of amino acids and play crucial roles in cells, and nucleic acids store and transmit genetic information.
