Fundamentals of Biochemistry: Life at the Molecular Level 5th Edition

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ISBN 10: 1118918401
ISBN 13: 978-1-11891-840-1

Chapter 9 - Lipids and Biological Membranes - Exercises - Page 291: 23

Answer

DNA is composed by pentose sugar+heterocyclic base+Phosphate Phosphilipid is composed by Phosphate + 2 Hydrocarbon chain joined by ester bond (with glycerol) and in some cases the phosphate is modified by chlone or ethanolamine or serine. As some antibody reacts with both DNA and phospholipid where common part in both the cases is the phosphate. Hence the best answer will be Phosphate group.

Work Step by Step

DNA is composed by pentose sugar+heterocyclic base+Phosphate Phosphilipid is composed by Phosphate + 2 Hydrocarbon chain joined by ester bond (with glycerol) and in some cases the phosphate is modified by chlone or ethanolamine or serine. As some antibody reacts with both DNA and phospholipid where common part in both the cases is the phosphate. Hence the best answer will be Phosphate group.
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