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DEGRADATION OF NUCLEIC ACIDS, NUCLEOTIDES, NUCLEOSIDES AND BASES THE GENERATION OF AMMONIA 217... 

Degradation of nucleic acids, nucleotides, nucleosides and bases the generation of ammonia... 

Figure 10.8 A summary of the reactions involved in the degradation of nucleic acid, nucleotides, nucleosides and purine and pyn midine bases. Nucleic add is hydrolysed by nucleases to form nucleotides, which are hydrolysed to nucleosides. The latter are split into ribose 1-phosphate and a base. The purine bases are converted to uric acid and ammonia. Uric acid is excreted. The pyrimidine bases are converted to 3-carbon intermediates (malo-nate semialdehyde and methylmalonate semialdehyde). The nitrogen is released as ammonia or used to convert oxoglutarate to glutamate.

Phosphoric acid esters Nucleic acids, nucleotides i Nucleosides Phospholipids... 

Ashing must be done if phosphate is at least partially covalentiy bound as, for example, in nucleic acids, nucleotides, or phospho-proteins. 

In addition to their roles as the subunits of nucleic acids, nucleotides have a variety of other functions in every cell as energy carriers, components of enzyme cofactors, and chemical messengers. 

A search for antimetabolites, i.e. analogues of essential metabolites that might displace the latter in vital processes, was proposed as a rational approach to the discovery of antibacterial agents, but it has had little success other than the achievements in the folic acid field (Section 1.06.6). Substances that resemble the components of nucleic acids have, however, had considerable success in the chemotherapy of cancer and of some virus diseases and in the suppression of the immune response. They may act by becoming incorporated in false nucleic acids or by blocking the synthesis of nucleic acids, nucleotides, nucleosides or of the pyrimidine and purine bases cytosine (88), thymine (89 R = Me), adenine (90) and guanine (91 X = CH). The simplest antimetabolites are analogues of these bases. 

TODD, SIR ALEXANDER R. (1907-1997). A British chemist who won the Nobel prize for chemistry in 19.57. His diverse research and accomplishments involved phosphorylation and mechanisms of biological reactions concerning phosphates. Many of his studies concerned the structure of nucleic acids, nucleotides, nucleotidic coenzynies, as well as vitamins Bj, B12, and E. Work in biological organic chemistry indicated diat hemp plant could be used for production of narcotics. T odd had degrees awarded from Oxford, Frankfurt, and Glasgow, among others. 

Phosphorus is found in every cell of the body, but most of it (about 80% of the total) is combined with calcium as Ca3(P04)2 in the bones and teeth (Harper 1969 Tietz 1970). Phosphorus is present in cells mainly as organic phosphate, with a small amount in serum as inorganic phosphate (Tietz 1970). Phosphorus is involved in the intermediary metabolism of carbohydrates (Tietz 1970). About 10% is found in combination with proteins, phospholipids, and carbohydrates and in other compounds in the blood and muscle (Harper 1969). The remaining phosphorus is widely distributed in various chemical compounds such as nucleic acids, nucleotides, and adenosine triphosphate (ATP) (Tietz 1970). 

Know the meaning of nucleic acid, nucleotide, nucleoside. 

Nucleic acid/nucleotide metabolism Other transporter proteins Phosphotransferase systems Protein translation RNA polymerase-related Transcription-associated proteins Transcriptional regulation Ribosomal proteins... 

The sugars and phosphates are omitted in this notation. A comparison of DNA sequences comparison allows one to determine the relationship between different organisms and is also used to find small differences in humans (so-called DNA fingerprinting), see also Nucleic Acids Nucleotide Ribonucleic Acid. 

In addition to the 1988 Nobel Prize (which she shared with Hitchings and British scientist Sir James Black), Elion received other awards and several honorary doctorates. Active in public service, she served on both national and international health committees. She died on February 20, 1999, in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, see also Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA) DNA Replication Nucleic Acids Nucleotide. 

The nucleotides are phosphoric acid esters of nucleosides, with phosphate at position C-5. Nucleotides with phosphorylation at other positions are known, but they are not components of the nucleic acids. Nucleotides containing deoxyribose are called deoxyribonucleotides those containing ribose are known as ribonucleotides. 

Fluiter K, Frieden M, Vreijling J, Rosenbohm C, De Wissel MB, Christensen SM, Koch T, Orum H, Baas F. On the in vitro and in vivo properties of four locked nucleic acid nucleotides incorporated into an Anti-H-Ras antisense oligonucleotide 1. Chem-BioChem. 2005 6 1104-1109. 

Fig. 6.8. In situ synthesis of DNA probes on a silicon substrate. An example of a 3 X 3 array is shown in which 3-mers are synthesized in three different locations of the array. Defined locations on the surface of a silicon wafer are activated via a photolithography process using a mask, and subsequently exposed to an activated nucleic acid nucleotide which bears at the same time a photoactivatable protection group for further coupling reactions. With each exposure step a new nucleotide can be synthesized into a defined location.

Electrophoresis on a macro scale has been applied to a variety of difficult analytical separation problems inorganic anions and cations, amino acids, catecholamines, drugs, vitamins, carbohydrates, peptides, proteins, nucleic acids, nucleotides, polynucleotides, and numerous other species. A particular strength of electrophoi esis is its unique ability to separate charged macromolecules of interest to biochemists, biologists, and clinical chemists. For many years, electrophoresis has been the powerhouse method of separating proteins (enzymes, hormones, antibodies) and nucleic acids (DNA, RNA), for which it offers unparalleled resolution. ... 

HPLC life science applications focus on the separation, quantitation, and purification of biomolecules such as proteins, peptides, amino acids, nucleic acids, nucleotides, and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) amplification products.31 34 These are diversified and active research areas in medical research and drug discovery. 

Nitrogen has a major role in the metabolic and structural aspects of all species. Nitrogen can be found, not only in amino acids, but in proteins, nucleic acids, nucleotides, hormones, and many other critical biological compounds. 

Nicotine N orepinephrine Nucleic Acids Nucleotide Peptide Bond Phospholipids... 

Electrophoresis on a macro scale has been applied to a variety of difficult analytical separation problems inorganic anions and cations, amino acids, catecholamines. drugs, vitamins, carbohydrates, peptides, proteins, nucleic acids, nucleotides, polynucleotides, and numerous other species. 

Group-specific Protein A Concanavalin A Lectins PolyU Poly A Poly Lys Triazine dye Nucleoside Boronic acid Thiol IGG D-Sugars Carbohydrates Nucleic acids Nucleic acids Nucleic acids Nucleotides Nucleotides 1,2-cw-Diol sugars Cysteine... 

At 6 A resolution, the macromolecule usually appears as a blob of electron density and the chain backbone is generally unrecognizable. At 3.0 A resolution, it is possible to trace the path of the macromolecular chain backbone. The double helices of nucleic acids are traced readily. At 2.0 A resolution, almost all protein side chains, nucleic acid nucleotides and polysaccharide glycoses are visible. A model of the protein, nucleic acid or glycan can be constructed if the amino acid, nucleotide or monosaccharide sequence is known. At higher resolution, individual atoms begin to be seen. It is possible to identify amino acid side chains, nucleotides and glycose units directly from the electron density map. 

For the dissociation behaviour of nucleic acid, nucleotides and nucleosides see P. A. Levene and L. W. Bass, Nucleic Acids Chemical Catalog Comp. New York (1931), p. 212, 280— 286. 

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