Chemistry in Context
Chemistry in Context
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Author: American Chemical Society
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 12, Problem 31Q
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Many compounds damage DNA and very effectively kill bacteria cells. The reason for why those compounds are not typically used as antibacterial medicines has to be known.

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DNA:

DNA is a self-replicating genetic material that is present in all living organisms. It carries genetic information from one generation to the several successive generations. Basically it is a biopolymer of nucleotides which are monomeric units and each monomeric unit has three major components such as a deoxyribose sugar unit, a phosphate group and a nitrogen-containing base.

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