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True or False?
Deoxynucleotides are made from the reduction of ribonucleoside monophostphates.
True
False
False.
They are made from the reduction of
di
phosphates.
What enzyme catalyzes the reduction of ribonucleosides?
Ribonucleotide Reductase
.
Identify what each of the following ribonucleosides are converted to following catalysis by ribonucleotide reductase: CDP, UDP, GDP, ADP.
1.) dCDP
2.) dUDP
3.) dGDP
4.) dADP
How is Thymine synthesized for use in DNA?
Thymidylate synthase
converts dUMP to dTMP.
What does thymidylate synthase do to dUMP to convert it to dTMP?
It transfers a
methyl-group
from
tetrahydrofolate
(N
5
,N
10
- mehtylenetetrahydrofolate) to the dUMP.
Ribonucleotide reduc
Author
jdonaldson
ID
6989
Card Set
Genetics 6
Description
Genetics 6
Updated
2010-02-15T19:40:41Z
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