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Question

During the assembly of a standard nucleoside, the heterocyclic nitrogenous base forms a covalent $N$ -glycosidic linkage to which specific carbon atom of the pentose sugar ring?

Answer: A

💡 Solution & Explanation

The vital covalent connection between the nitrogenous base and the pentose sugar is specifically established at the anomeric $1'$ -carbon ($C-1'$) of the sugar furanose ring.

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