Question

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	$N{H}_2$
D	Nucleotide	Adenine

• A. A
• B. B
• C. C
• D. D

Answer 1

Answer: (A)

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.