DNA DNA Deoxyribonucleic acid (; DNA) is a molecule composed of two chains that coil around each other to form a double helix carrying the genetic instructions used in the growth, development, functioning and reproduction of all known living organisms and many viruses. DNA and ribonucleic acid (RNA) are nucleic acids; alongside proteins, lipids and complex carbohydrates (polysaccharides), nucleic acids are one of the four major types of macromolecules that are essential for all known forms of life. The two DNA strands are also known as polynucleotides as they are composed of simpler monomeric units called nucleotides. Each nucleotide is composed
Benzenesulfonic acid sometimes called alkaline fusion, initially affords the phenoxide salt: The process has been largely displaced by the Hock process, which generates less waste. Benzensulfonic acid is commonly used as the active ingredient in laundry detergent used in clothes washing machines. Benzenesulfonic acid is often used to convert to other specialty chemicals. A variety of pharmaceutical drugs are prepared as benzenesulfonate salts and are known as besilates (INN) or besylates (USAN). In a diluted form, it is also used as a polymer remover stripping agent. Benzenesulfonic acid Benzenesulfonic acid (conjugate base benzenesulfonate) is an organosulfur compound with the formula CHOS. It