is atp a nucleic acid
Nucleic acids are a braod category of compounds. Chemically at least, adenosine triphosphate (ATP) contains a adenine ring, a ribose sugar and 3 phosphate molecules. A nucleic â¦ acid is composed of a nitrogenous base (purine or pyrimidine), a pentose sugar and a phosphate group.he R groups is the only part that differs from amino acid to amino acid and thus defines the amino acid. A nucleic acid is a genetic molecule. DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) and RNA (ribonucleic acid) are nucleic acids.