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ISBN: 8220100474729

Author: Martin

Publisher: Cengage Learning US

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It is an organic molecule made up of three basic components- a nitrogenous base, phosphate,and pentose sugar. The nucleotides are important for metabolic reactions andthe formation of DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) and RNA (ribonucleic acid).

Nucleic Acids

Nucleic acids are essential biomolecules present in prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells and viruses. They carry the genetic information for the synthesis of proteins and cellular replication. The nucleic acids are of two types: deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) a…

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Define the term isomer and distinguish among the three principal isomer types.

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Ch. 3.1 - Describe the properties of carbon that make it the...Ch. 3.1 - Define the term isomer and distinguish among the...Ch. 3.1 - Identify the major functional groups present in...Ch. 3.1 - Explain the relationship between polymers and...Ch. 3.1 - What are some of the ways that the features of...Ch. 3.1 - Prob. 2C Ch. 3.1 - Prob. 3C Ch. 3.1 - Prob. 4C Ch. 3.1 - Prob. 5C Ch. 3.2 - Distinguish among monosaccharides, disaccharides,...

Ch. 3.2 - Prob. 1C Ch. 3.3 - Distinguish among fats, phospholipids, and...Ch. 3.3 - Prob. 1C Ch. 3.3 - Explain why the structure of phospholipids enables...Ch. 3.4 - Give an overall description of the structure and...Ch. 3.4 - Prob. 8LO Ch. 3.4 - Distinguish among the four levels of organization...Ch. 3.4 - Prob. 1C Ch. 3.4 - Prob. 2C Ch. 3.5 - Describe the components of a nucleotide. Name some...Ch. 3.5 - VISUALIZE Sketch a pyrimidine nucleotide subunit...Ch. 3.6 - Compare the functions and chemical compositions of...Ch. 3.6 - How can you distinguish a pentose sugar from a...Ch. 3 - Prob. 1TYU Ch. 3 - VISUALIZE The structures depicted are (a)...Ch. 3 - Prob. 3TYU Ch. 3 - The synthetic process by which monomers are...Ch. 3 - A monosaccharide designated as an aldehyde sugar...Ch. 3 - Structural polysaccharides typically (a) have...Ch. 3 - Saturated fatty acids are so named because they...Ch. 3 - Fatty acids in phospholipids and triacylglycerols...Ch. 3 - Which of the following levels of protein structure...Ch. 3 - Which of the following associations between R...Ch. 3 - Each phosphodiester linkage in DNA or RNA includes...Ch. 3 - PREDICT Do any of the amino acid side groups shown...Ch. 3 - PREDICT Like oxygen, sulfur forms two covalent...Ch. 3 - Hydrogen bonds and van der Waals interactions are...Ch. 3 - EVOLUTION LINK In what ways are all species alike...Ch. 3 - EVOLUTION LINK The total number of possible amino...Ch. 3 - EVOLUTION LINK Each amino acid could potentially...

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Define the term isomer and distinguish among the three principal isomer types.

Solution Summary: The author defines the term "isomer" and distinguishes between the three principal isomers, which are structural, geometric, and enantiomeric.

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