The sugar-phosphate backbone forms the structural framework of nucleic acids, including DNA and RNA. This backbone is composed of alternating sugar and phosphate groups, and defines directionality ...

In a new study, researchers have unveiled a surprising potential hero in the battle against hair loss: 2-deoxy-D-ribose, a simple sugar molecule that forms the backbone of DNA. Could this natural ...

internally crosslinked by the covalent backbone of a single DNA molecule. The spontaneous formation of well-defined ...

The remaining positions are occupied by carbon atoms, forming the backbone of important nucleobases in DNA and RNA. (Image: Public Domain) Types of Pyrimidines in Nucleic Acids There are three types ...

Meiotic recombination involves formation and repair of double-strand breaks generated by the Spo11 protein through a topoisomerase-like reaction in which a tyrosine severs the DNA backbone and ...