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Concept: Phosphodiester-Bond

Superconcept: Covalent-Bond


Component Semantics:

Phosphodiester-Bond
Definition: A covalent chemical bond formed when two hydroxyl groups are linked in ester linkage to the same phosphate group, as in the case of adjacent nucleotides in RNA or DNA. Alberts:ECB:G-14.

Relevant concepts: Phosphoanhydride-Bond

Relevant concepts: Covalent-Single-Bond

Relevant concepts: Peptide-Bond

Relevant concepts: Double-Covalent-Bond

Relevant concepts: Covalent-Bond

Relevant concepts: Nucleotide

Relevant concepts: Thioester-Bond