In nucleoside a base is attached at 1′ position of sugar moiety. Nucleotide is formed by linking of phosphoric acid unit to the sugar unit of nucleoside. At which position of sugar unit is the phosphoric acid linked in a nucleoside to give a nucleotide?

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The sugar moiety of a nucleoside is linked to a phosphoric acid unit, ideally at the 5? position, to form a nucleotide.

The structure is depicted in the diagram below.

 

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