Nucleic acids (DNA and RNA) are polymers of nucleotides each of which consists of pentose sugar, phosphate molecule and one nitrogenous base (adenine, guanine, cytosine, uracil and thymine). Hence, amino acids and nitrogenous bases of proteins and nucleic acids contain nitrogen.
Beside above, which of the following macromolecules contains nitrogen and phosphorus? Nucleic acids - macromolecules containing hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, carbon and phosphorus and are associated with organisms genetic code. Monomer (single) units of nucleic acids are called nucleotides. One nucleotide consists of a 5-carbon sugar, a phosphate group and a nitrogen base.
Likewise, which macromolecule does not contain nitrogen?
There are four classes of macromolecules (polysaccharides or carbohydrates, triglycerides or lipids, polypeptides or proteins, and nucleic acids such as DNA and RNA). Carbohydrates and lipids are made of only carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen (CHO). Proteins are made of carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen (CHON).
Do nucleic acids contain nitrogen?
Nucleic acids include RNA (ribonucleic acid) as well as DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid). A: All biochemical compounds contain carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen; and proteins as well as nucleic acids contain nitrogen. Phosphorus is the only element that is identified with nucleic acids.
