ppt课件-carbon- based molecules（基于碳的分子）.pptVIP

NUCLEIC ACIDS Detailed instructions to build proteins are stored in extremely long carbon-based molecules called nucleic acids. Nucleic acids are polymers that are made up of monomers called nucleotides. DNA strand (a.k.a. Nucleic Acid Nucleotide NUCLEIC ACID: STRUCTURE Nucleotides Composed of a sugar, a phosphate group, and a nitrogen-containing base. NUCLEIC ACIDS Nucleic acids have just ONE function: They work together to make proteins! DNA stores the information for putting amino acids together to make proteins, and RNA helps to build proteins. DNA strand (Nucleic Acid) Nucleotide Protein