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Can ATP be used to make nucleic acids?


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ATP

  1. ATP stands for Adenosine 5′-triphosphate and is generally expressed without the 5' group.
  2. It is an energy molecule present in all living organisms, commonly referred to as an energy currency.
  3. Act as a coenzyme that works with enzymes.
  4. For example ATP triphosphates to transfer energy to cells by releasing its phosphate groups.
  5. ATP molecule consists of 3 components: An Adenine bicyclic system, a furanose, and a triphosphates chain.

Nucleic Acid

  1. Nucleic acids are naturally occurring chemical compounds that contain genetic information in cells.
  2. Nucleic acid play important role in protein synthesis.
  3. 2 main types of Nucleic acid are Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) and Ribonucleic acid (RNA).
  4. ATP is used to make nucleic acid- in De-Novo pyrimidine synthesis process and De-Novo purine synthesis process.

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