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Title: DNA's Chemical formula?
Post by: Elli on October 23, 2005, 03:20:40 PM

what is DNA's chemical formula? Does it even have one?

Title: Re:DNA's Chemical formula?
Post by: Mitch on October 23, 2005, 03:24:01 PM

CxHyOzNwPv : x,y,z,w,v being some arbitrary huge numbers

Title: Re:DNA's Chemical formula?
Post by: sdekivit on October 24, 2005, 11:17:22 AM

there is no definite chemical formula for DNA --> it's a double helixpolymer, with the following residues:

deoxyribose - phosphate - nucleic acid.

Here the phosphate and the sugar are esterified.

Title: Re:DNA's Chemical formula?
Post by: Garneck on October 24, 2005, 02:32:39 PM

Quote from: Mitch on October 23, 2005, 03:24:01 PM

CxHyOzNwPv : x,y,z,w,v being some arbitrary huge numbers

And that would be just about it  ;D