Which moieties of nucleosides are involved in the formation of phosphodiester linkages present in dinucleotides? What does the word diester in the name of linkage indicate? Which acid is involved in the formation of this linkage?
A nucleotide is a polymer of multiple subunits of nucleosides held together by linkage of phosphoric acid at 5′-position of pentose sugar. These nucleotides are further joined at the 5′ and 3′ carbon atoms of the sugar moiety, this linkage is known as phosphodiester linkage, and it results in dinucleotide. The key involvement in this linkage is of phosphoric acid.