Transcription of two genes. (a) RNA polymerase moves from the 3â² end of the template strand, creating an RNA strand that grows in a 5â² â 3â² direction (because it must be antiparallel to the template strand).
The atoms in sugar do not form ions; instead, they share their electrons. The type of bond that forms from the sharing of electrons between the atoms of the table sugar is a covalent bond. Table sugar has a much more complex chemical structure than salt.
Disaccharide, also called double sugar , any substance that is composed of two molecules of simple sugars (monosaccharides) linked to each other. Disaccharides are crystalline water-soluble compounds. The monosaccharides within them are linked by a glycosidic bond (or glycosidic linkage), the position of which may be designated Î±- or Î²- or a combination of the two (Î±-,Î²-). Glycosidic bonds are cleaved by enzymes known as glycosidases.