Q 21E
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Question: Human brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) is a small peptide of 32 amino acids used in the treatment of congestive heart failure. How many nitrogen bases are present in the DNA that codes for BNP?
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The nitrogen bases in the DNA that codes for BNP are 192.
1Step 1: Definition of BNP
The abbreviation of BNP is Brain natriuretic peptide BNP. It is a hormone produced by the heart.
2Step 2: Explanations
Brain natriuretic peptide contains 32 amino acids. Each amino acid is made up of three bases. Therefore the total number of bases would be 96. It indicates that one strand of DNA contains 64 bases which contain nitrogen.
DNA is made up of two strands.
Therefore, bases will be there contain nitrogen bases.
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