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Write the name of any one amino acid, sugar, nucleotide and fatty acid.

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Amino acid

Amino acids are organic compounds containing two types of functional groups, an amino (NH2) group and carboxyl \((-COOH)) group.

Examples: Alanine, Glycine, Methionine

Final answer: Alanine

Sugar

Sugars are generally carbohydrates that contain carbon, hydrogen and oxygen in a 1:2:1 ratio.
For example, Glucose

Final answer Glucose, Fructose, Maltose

Nucleotide

Nucleotide is a monomer of nucleic acids such as DNA and RNA. It consists of a nitrogenous base (purine or pyrimidine), pentose sugar (ribose or deoxyribose) and a phosphate group.

Example: Adenosine triphosphate (ATP), Adenosine monophosphate (AMP), Guanosine monophosphate (GMP)

Final answer: Adenosine triphosphate (ATP)

Fatty acid

Fatty acids are long chain carboxylic acids with varying R groups.

Examples: Saturated fatty acid: Palmitic acid, Unsaturated fatty acid: Oleic acid

Final answer: Palmitic acid

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