L-2 Nucleotides: Structure and Functions
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Which component is derived from glucose through the hexose phosphate shunt (HMP shunt)?

  • Nucleoside
  • Nitrogenous base
  • Pentose monosaccharide (correct)
  • Phosphate group

    • What are the two categories of nitrogenous bases in nucleotides?

  • Adenine and thymine
  • Thymine and uracil
  • Guanine and cytosine
  • Adenine and guanine (correct)

    • Which compounds are structural components of coenzymes such as coenzyme A, FAD, NAD+, and NADP+?

  • Pentose monosaccharides
  • Nitrogenous bases
  • Nucleosides
  • Nucleotides (correct)

    • What differentiates ribonucleosides from deoxyribonucleosides?

    <p>The type of pentose sugar they yield</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the function of nucleotides as second messengers in signal transduction pathways?

    <p>Initiate cell signaling cascades</p> Signup and view all the answers

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