Organic Chemistry · Chapter 10: Nitrogen & Phosphorous Compounds

Question

When a new nucleotide is joined to a growing strand of DNA by a DNA polymerase, it releases ____.

Answer

When a new nucleotide is joined to a growing strand of DNA by a DNA polymerase, it releases an ester dimer of phosphate, referred to as pyrophosphate (P2O74-).
When a new nucleotide is joined to a growing strand of DNA by a DNA polymerase , it releases an ester dimer of phosphat…
Note: Pyrophosphate is denoted by PPi.

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