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which of the following carbon provides the attachment point of base to form a nucleoside in pentose sugar C 1 C 3 C 2 C 4

which of the following carbon provides the attachment point of base to form a nucleoside in pentose sugar
  1. C1
  2. C3
  3. C2
  4. C4

Grade:12

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Gaurav
askIITians Faculty 164 Points
9 years ago
Hello Student
Correct answer is 1. C1
Deoxyribose forms the backbone of a DNA Strand and the first carbon of this sugar is linked to the first nitrogen of pyrimidine or ninth nitrogen of purine byß-N glycosidic linkage.

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