BIOMOLECULES AND ENZYMES

BIOLOGY

NUCLEIC ACIDS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The element nitrogen is present in all of the following except:
A
Monosaccharides
B
Proteins
C
DNA
D
Amino acids
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Amino acids contain at least one nitrogen (amino) atom, which makes them different from carbohydrates. However, some carbohydrates like glucosamine and mucopolysaccharides do contain nitrogen atoms. The carbohydrates might have a nitrogen atom, but amino acids and proteins always have nitrogen atoms.

Detailed explanation-2: -There are four major classes of biological macromolecules-carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids. Each are made up of different elements. Nitrogen is found in two of these macromolecules-proteins and nucleic acids.

Detailed explanation-3: -Proteins, carbohydrates and lipids are made from three basic molecules: carbon, hydrogen and oxygen. However, all proteins contain an element not found in carbohydrates and lipids is nitrogen.

Detailed explanation-4: -Nitrogen is an important element present in biomolecules like proteins and nucleic acids. Proteins are made up of amino acids that contain nitrogen.

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