What molecule is similar to the phosphate component of our n

What molecule is similar to the phosphate component of our nucleic acids? What is special about this molecule?

Solution

In our nucleic acid phosphate group is made from phosphate and this phosphate group is linked by phosphodiester bond to pentose sugar (five carbon sugar molecule) In DNA and RNA phosphodiester is linkage between 3’ carbon atom of one sugar and the 5’ carbon atom of other . Strong covalent bond form between phosphate group and pentose sugar.

Phosphodiestor linkage form the backbone of the DNA .

The phosphate group in phosphodiestor bond is negatively charged .