Nucleotides: Structure and Properties

Bowater, RP ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2745-7807 (2005) Nucleotides: Structure and Properties. Encyclopedia of Life Sciences.

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Abstract

Nucleotides consist of a nitrogen-containing base, a five-carbon sugar, and one or more phosphate groups. Cells contain many types of nucleotides, which play a central role in a wide variety of cellular processes, including metabolic regulation and the storage and utilization of genetic information.

Item Type: Article
Faculty \ School: Faculty of Science > School of Biological Sciences
UEA Research Groups: Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Molecular Microbiology
Faculty of Science > Research Centres > Centre for Molecular and Structural Biochemistry
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Date Deposited: 10 May 2011 10:27
Last Modified: 15 Dec 2022 13:30
URI: https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/30110
DOI: 10.1038/npg.els.0003903

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