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03-25-2007, 03:17 PM
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 The comment above is incorrect. DNA consists of a backbone of phosphate and deoxyribose (a sugar). Nitrogenous bases connect the two. The term base is not used in the literal chemical sense (some bases act as bases, some act as acids). Intact nucleic acids are capable of donating hydrogen protons, hence they behave as weak acids.  |
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