Pharma IQ Glossary: RNA

Ribonucleic Acid (RNA) is a biologically important type of molecule that consists of a long chain of nucleotide units. Each nucleotide consists of a nitrogenous base, a ribose sugar, and a phosphate. RNA is single-stranded; RNA nucleotides contain ribose; and RNA has the base uracil. RNA is transcribed from DNA by enzymes called RNA polymerases and is generally further processed by other enzymes. RNA is central to protein synthesis.