RNA

By: Kimanh Nguyen

RNA > >
 * Have 2’-hydroxyl in each of its ribose rings
 * Have uracil instead of thymine
 * Capable of base pairing
 * Act as genetic material
 * o Limited to viruses
 * o Less suited than DNA
 * Can form complex three-dimensional structures
 * Functions revolve around protein synthesis
 * Less suited than DNA to form efficient catalysts than proteins

> > > > > > > > > > > > > Figure 1 : Courtesy of < []> >  > > > > > > > > > > Distinguishing the major types of RNA: > > > Figure 3: From Kimanh's notes
 * 1) Ribosomal RNA ( rRNA)
 * 2) a. Makes up 65-70% of the mass of the ribosome
 * 3) Transfer RNA (tRNA)
 * 4) <span style="font-family: Cambria,serif; font-size: 12pt;">a. A molecule that carries the amino acids and transfer them to the growing protein
 * 5) <span style="font-family: Cambria,serif; font-size: 12pt;"> b. Has a tertiary structure/ 3-D structure
 * 6) [[image:http://www.cs.stedwards.edu/chem/Chemistry/CHEM43/CHEM43/tRNA/trna1.gif]]Figure 2: Courtesy of <[]>
 * 7) <span style="font-family: Cambria,serif; font-size: 12pt;">Messenger RNA (mRNA)
 * 8) <span style="font-family: Cambria,serif; font-size: 12pt;">a. Contains the coding sequence for proteins
 * 9) <span style="font-family: Cambria,serif; font-size: 12pt;">b. Vary in sizes
 * 10) [[image:Untitled_3.png width="676" height="921" align="left"]]