Definitions for adenosine diphosphate
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1. adenosine diphosphate, ADPnoun

   an ester of adenosine that is converted to ATP for energy storage

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1. adenosine diphosphatenoun

   A nucleotide, the result of adenosine triphosphate losing a phosphate group in metabolism.

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1. adenosine diphosphate

   Adenosine Diphosphate (ADP) is an organic compound that is essential for providing energy to cells. It is made up of adenine, ribose and two phosphate groups, and is produced when adenosine triphosphate (ATP), the primary energy carrier in cells, loses one of its phosphate groups through hydrolysis. This results in a release of energy, which is used by the cell for various functions. ADP essentially acts as an energy reservoir, which can be converted back into ATP through the process of phosphorylation during cell metabolism.

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1. Adenosine diphosphate

   Adenosine diphosphate, abbreviated ADP, is an important organic compound in metabolism and is essential to the flow of energy in living cells. A molecule of ADP consists of three important structural components: a sugar backbone which is attached to a molecule of adenosine and two phosphate groups located around its ring structure. The carbon molecules that makeup the ring structure of a sugar can be named in a way which more specifically designates the location of the phosphate and adenosine attachments. The sugar backbone of ADP is known as a pentose sugar and consists of five carbon molecules. The two phosphate groups of ADP are added in series to the 5’ carbon of the sugar backbone, while the adenosine molecule attaches to the 1’ carbon. The two phosphates in ADP can be correlated with ATP and AMP. ATP consists of three phosphate groups attached in series to the 5’carbon location, whereas ADP contains two phosphate groups attached to the 5’ position, and AMP contains only one phosphate group attached at the 5’ position. Energy transfer used by all living things is a result of dephosphorylation of ATP by enzymes known as ATPases. The cleavage of a phosphate group from ATP results in the coupling of energy to metabolic reactions and a by-product; a molecule of ADP. Being the "molecular unit of currency", ATP is continually being formed from lower energy molecules of ADP and AMP. The biosynthesis of ATP is achieved throughout processes such as substrate level phosphorylation, oxidative phosphorylation, and photophosphorylation, all of which facilitate the addition of a phosphate group to an ADP molecule.

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1. Adenosine Diphosphate

   Adenosine 5'-(trihydrogen diphosphate). An adenine nucleotide containing two phosphate groups esterified to the sugar moiety at the 5'-position.

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of adenosine diphosphate in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of adenosine diphosphate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
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4. ^ Wikidata
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