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Are nucleic acids water soluble?

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  • by Eileen Rivera on March 9th, 2010

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    Nucleic acids are soluble in water. Nucleic acids have sugar and phosphate components that are considered to be polar molecules, meaning they have a positive end and a negative end. Water is also made from polar molecules. The result is that water molecules will attract the phosphate and sugar molecules and dissolve the nucleic acid bonds.

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    Clinton Community College: Organic Chemistry, BioChemistry

    LSU Undergraduate Chemistry Information Depot: Solubility of Solutes and Aqueous Solutions

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