Describe the similarities and differences between the structure of ATP and a DNA nucleotide

Similarities

  1. Both have 5 Carbon sugar - pentose

  2. Both contain a phosphate

  3. Both contain adenine

Differences

  1. DNA has a deoxyribose sugar whereas ATP has a ribose sugar

  2. DNA can involve all four bases, ATP only adenine

  3. DNA has 1 phosphate, ATP has three phosphates

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