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... acid , important component of lipids ( constituents of living cells ) in plants , animals , and micro - organisms . Fatty acids belong to a class of compounds called carboxylic acids , that is , they contain the -COOH group . Fat- ty acids ...
... acid , important component of lipids ( constituents of living cells ) in plants , animals , and micro - organisms . Fatty acids belong to a class of compounds called carboxylic acids , that is , they contain the -COOH group . Fat- ty acids ...
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... acid yields a monosaccharide and one or more of a wide variety of other substances . glycoside structures 3 : 827f glucuronic acid , a six - carbon sugar mole- cule in which the terminal carbon atom has been oxidized to a carboxylic acid ...
... acid yields a monosaccharide and one or more of a wide variety of other substances . glycoside structures 3 : 827f glucuronic acid , a six - carbon sugar mole- cule in which the terminal carbon atom has been oxidized to a carboxylic acid ...
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... acids ; nucleosides are smaller subunits lacking in phosphoric acid . Guanosine triphosphate ( GTP ) is used by the body to form the guanylic acid units in ribonucleic acids ( RNAS ) , which with de- oxyribonucleic acids ( DNAS ) ...
... acids ; nucleosides are smaller subunits lacking in phosphoric acid . Guanosine triphosphate ( GTP ) is used by the body to form the guanylic acid units in ribonucleic acids ( RNAS ) , which with de- oxyribonucleic acids ( DNAS ) ...
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