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Biochemistry

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Set 19 Nucleotide Metabolism

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Question 1

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Which statement about nucleotides is FALSE?

A) Most cells contain 5 to 10 times more RNA than DNA.
B) Ribonucleotides have a number of different metabolic roles.
C) The only role of deoxyribonucleotides is as constituents of DNA.
D) The electrons for reduction of ribonucleotides to the corresponding deoxyribonucleotides ultimately come from NADPH.
E) dTTP can only be synthesized from dCDP.

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Question 2

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The end product of purine catabolism in humans is:

A) xanthine.
B) uric acid.
C) allantoin.
D) urea.
E) hypoxanthine.

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Question 3

(Short Answer)

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Inosine 5'-monophosphate, which contains the base hypoxanthine, is a common intermediate for ________ nucleotide biosynthesis.

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