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  4. Given below is the diagrammatic representation of one of the categories of small molecular weight organic compounds in the living tissues. Identify the category shown and the one blank component X in it. Category Component A Nucleoside Uracil B Cholesterol Guanine C Amino acid NH2 D Nucleotide Adenine

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Q. Given below is the diagrammatic representation of one of the categories of small molecular weight organic compounds in the living tissues. Identify the category shown and the one blank component "X" in it.
Category Component
A Nucleoside Uracil
B Cholesterol Guanine
C Amino acid $NH_2$
D Nucleotide Adenine
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Solution:

The given structure corresponds with the structure of ribose sugar. As it lacks a phosphoric acid hence it can be a nucleoside not a nucleotide.