WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN PHOSPHOANHYDRIDE BOND AND PHOSPHODIESTER BOND ??
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Phosphoanhydride bond is a high energy bond that links the phosphate groups together. For example the bond present between the phosphate groups in ATP.
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Phosphoanhydride bond is a high energy bond that links the phosphate groups together. For example the bond present between the phosphate groups in ATP.
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The bond formed between the sugar and the phosphate group is a phosphoester bond. When this phosphate group forms a bond with another hydroxyl group of a sugar molecule, it is called phosphodiester bond (two ester bonds are involved).
The phosphate group here forms a diester bond.
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