NEET-XI-Biology
09: Biomolecules
- #2Illustrate a glycosidic, peptide and a phospho-diester bond.
Ans : (a)
Glycosidic bond is formed normally between carbon atoms, 1 and 4, of neighbouring monosaccharide units.
(b)
Peptide bond is a covalent bond that joins the two amino acids by - NH - CO linkage.
(c)
Phosphodiester bond is a strong covalent bond between phosphate and two sugar groups. Such bonds form the sugar phosphate backbone of nucleic acids.
