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On hydrolysis, a nucleoside would not yield:
On hydrolysis, a nucleoside would not yield:
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The correct option is D Phosphoric acid
A nucleoside is composed of nitrogenous base (purine or pyrimidine) and a pentose sugar (ribose or deoxyribose). A nucleoside along with a phosphate group forms the nucleotide. Thus, there is no phosphate group in a nucleoside to yield phosphoric acid on hydrolysis.
A nucleoside is composed of nitrogenous base (purine or pyrimidine) and a pentose sugar (ribose or deoxyribose). A nucleoside along with a phosphate group forms the nucleotide. Thus, there is no phosphate group in a nucleoside to yield phosphoric acid on hydrolysis.
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