Biochemistry 4th Edition by Reginald Garrett, Charles Grisham

Exercise 13

The properties that carbohydrates contribute to nucleosides, nucleotides, and nucleic acids
A carbohydrate is an integral part of a nucleoside.
a. What advantage does the carbohydrate provide Polynucleotides are formed through formation of a sugar-phosphate backbone.
b. Why might ribose be preferable for this backbone instead of glucose
c. Why might 2-deoxyribose be preferable to ribose in some situations