Bial's and Seliwanoff's tests are chemical tests used to detect the presence of pentoses in a sample, distinguishing them from hexoses. These tests involve specific reactions with reagents to produce distinct color changes based on the type of sugar present. The Bial's test, particularly sensitive t

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Discover the fascinating realm of nucleotides and nucleic acids through characteristic bases, pentoses, tautomeric forms of common pyrimidine and purine bases, electron-rich nature, UV absorption spectra, furanose structures, major and minor bases, nucleosides, and phosphodiester bonds linking succe

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DNA and RNA are composed of nucleotides that form long chains called polynucleotides. Nucleotides consist of nitrogenous bases, pentoses (sugar molecules), and phosphate groups. The nitrogenous bases are derivatives of pyrimidine and purine compounds, with DNA containing adenine (A), guanine (G), cy

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