When adenine is attached to ribose sugar, it is called adenosine. To make a nucleotide from it, it would require?
A
Oxygenation
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B
Addition of a base
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C
Addition of phosphate
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D
Hydrogenation
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Solution
The correct option is C Addition of phosphate Answer:- (C) addition of phosphate
Adenine forms adenosine, a nucleoside, when attached to ribose. It forms adenosine triphosphate (ATP), a nucleotide, when three phosphate groups are added to adenosine.