Quaternary structure results when two or more polypeptides combine. Hemoglobin is globular protein with a quaternary structure of four polypeptides. Most enzymes have a quaternary structure. Nucleotides have metabolic functions in cells. Coenzymes are molecules which facilitate enzymatic reactions.
Nucleotides also serve as nucleic acid monomers.
Nucleic acids are huge polymers of nucleotides with very specific functions in cells. Complementary base pairing occurs where two strands of DNA are held together by hydrogen bonds between purine and pyrimidine bases. The number of purine bases always equals the number of pyrimidine bases. Derives its name from three phosphates attached to the five-carbon portion of the molecule. ATP is a high-energy molecule because the last two unstable phosphate bonds are easily broken.