Question

(a)how is trihydroxypropane commonly called ? write its structural function
(b) WRITE ANY THREE MAJOR DIFFERENCES BETWEEN DNA AND RNA

Answer 1

(a) Trihydroxy propane is commonly called glycerol. Its general function::CH2OH-CH(OH)-CH2OH.

(b) Difference between DNA and RNA are__
1. DNA is double stranded and RNA is single stranded.
2. DNA cannot leave the nucleus and RNA can leave the nucleus.
3. DNA has four nitrogen bases- adenine, thymine, cytosine and guanine. RNA has four nitrogen bases- adenine, uracil, cytosine and guanine.

Answer 2

Answer:

a) glycerol.

Glycerol is a trihydroxy sugar alcohol with three carbon atoms and three hydroxyl groups. The presence of multiple hydroxyl groups and carbon atoms makes it an organic polyol compound with the IUPAC name of 1, 2, 3 – Propanetriol. The structure of glycerol can be represented in a number of ways.

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