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DCTP (deoxycytidine 5' triphosphate) is one of four DNTPs required for DNA synthesis, along with DATP, DTTP and DGTP. DCTP has pyrimidine base bound, this means that the base has a single ring structure like that of DTTP. Furthermore DCTP is an essential component of PCR and DNA | DCTP (deoxycytidine 5' triphosphate) is one of four DNTPs required for [[DNA synthesis|DNA synthesis]], along with [[DATP|DATP]], [[DTTP|DTTP]] and [[DGTP|DGTP]]. DCTP has [[Pyrimidine|pyrimidine]] base bound, this means that the base has a single ring structure like that of DTTP. Furthermore DCTP is an essential component of [[PCR|PCR]] and [[DNA_replication|DNA replication]] in many living organism: during which the two outer phosphate groups are cleaved and the remaining phosphate group forms a phosphodiester bond with the [[Deoxyribose|deoxyribose]] sugar on the adjacent [[Nucleotide|nucleotide]] to form the sugar-phosphate backbone<ref>Hartl D. and Ruvolo M. (2012) Genetics: Analysis of Genes and Genomes. 8th edition. Jones and Bartlett Learning</ref>.<br> | ||
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Latest revision as of 16:33, 23 November 2014
DCTP (deoxycytidine 5' triphosphate) is one of four DNTPs required for DNA synthesis, along with DATP, DTTP and DGTP. DCTP has pyrimidine base bound, this means that the base has a single ring structure like that of DTTP. Furthermore DCTP is an essential component of PCR and DNA replication in many living organism: during which the two outer phosphate groups are cleaved and the remaining phosphate group forms a phosphodiester bond with the deoxyribose sugar on the adjacent nucleotide to form the sugar-phosphate backbone[1].
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- ↑ Hartl D. and Ruvolo M. (2012) Genetics: Analysis of Genes and Genomes. 8th edition. Jones and Bartlett Learning