nucleic acids
large biomolecules essential to known life
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Summary
nucleic acids is a structural class of chemical entities[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of structural class of chemical entities entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,250 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Subclass of: macromolecule[3], polynucleotide[4]
- Part of: nucleic acid binding[5], nucleic acid metabolic process[6], nucleic acid transport[7], nucleic acid transmembrane transporter activity[8], catalytic activity, acting on a nucleic acid[9]
- Commons category: Nucleic acids[10]
- Said to be the same as: polynucleotide[11]
- Has part(s): nucleotide[12]
- Topic's main category: Category:Nucleic acids[13]
- Described by source: New Encyclopedic Dictionary[14], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[15]
- Topic has template: Template:Nucleic acids[16]
- NCI Thesaurus ID: C706[17]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[18]
Why It Matters
nucleic acids has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] It is known by 89 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]