Purines are the larger of the two types of bases found in DNA. Cytosine and thymine are pyrimidines. The deoxyribose sugar of the DNA backbone has 5 carbons and 3 oxygens. The carbon atoms are numbered 1', 2', 3', 4', and 5' to distinguish from the numbering of the atoms of the purine and pyrmidine rings.
Be it a cola, non-cola, diet soda or other sugar-sweetened carbonated beverage, carbonated beverages can increase your risk of serious health issues. Soda, especially colas, contains high levels of phosphoric acid, which is closely linked with the development of kidney stones and other renal problems.
A patient recently asked me if drinking diet soda increased her chances for bladder cancer. It was a question I have not addressed in quite some time and not without reason. The use of artificial sweeteners in diet soda was often on my patientsâ mindâs ten years ago due in large part to the massive attention it received by the media. While the topic no longer exists as front page news, the sobering fact remains that bladder cancer is the seventh most common cancer in the U.S. and affects about one in 40 Americans. Have a bladder concern?