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adeno·sine triphos·phate
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Princeton's WordNet
adenosine triphosphate, ATPnoun
a nucleotide derived from adenosine that occurs in muscle tissue; the major source of energy for cellular reactions
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adenosine triphosphatenoun
A nucleotide that occurs in muscle tissue, and is used as a source of energy in cellular reactions, and in the synthesis of nucleic acids.
adenosine triphosphatenoun
A neurotransmitter recognised by purinergic receptors.
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adenosine triphosphate
Adenosine triphosphate (ATP) is an organic compound and hydrotrope that offers energy to drive many processes in living cells, such as muscle contraction, nerve impulse propagation, and chemical synthesis. It is often termed the "molecular unit of currency" of intracellular energy transfer. It is composed of an adenine nucleotide bound to three phosphates.
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Adenosine triphosphate
Adenosine-5'-triphosphate is a nucleoside triphosphate used in cells as a coenzyme. It is often called the "molecular unit of currency" of intracellular energy transfer. ATP transports chemical energy within cells for metabolism. It is one of the end products of photophosphorylation, cellular respiration, and fermentation and used by enzymes and structural proteins in many cellular processes, including biosynthetic reactions, motility, and cell division. One molecule of ATP contains three phosphate groups, and it is produced by a wide variety of enzymes, including ATP synthase, from adenosine diphosphate or adenosine monophosphate and various phosphate group donors. Substrate level phosphorylation, oxidative phosphorylation in cellular respiration, and photophosphorylation in photosynthesis are three major mechanisms of ATP biosynthesis. Metabolic processes that use ATP as an energy source convert it back into its precursors. ATP is therefore continuously recycled in organisms: the human body, which on average contains only 250 grams of ATP, turns over its own body weight equivalent in ATP each day. ATP is used as a substrate in signal transduction pathways by kinases that phosphorylate proteins and lipids, as well as by adenylate cyclase, which uses ATP to produce the second messenger molecule cyclic AMP. The ratio between ATP and AMP is used as a way for a cell to sense how much energy is available and control the metabolic pathways that produce and consume ATP. Apart from its roles in energy metabolism and signaling, ATP is also incorporated into nucleic acids by polymerases in the processes of DNA replication and transcription. ATP is the neurotransmitter believed to signal the sense of taste. The structure of this molecule consists of a purine base attached to the 1' carbon atom of a pentose sugar. Three phosphate groups are attached at the 5' carbon atom of the pentose sugar. It is the addition and removal of these phosphate groups that inter-convert ATP, ADP and AMP. When ATP is used in DNA synthesis, the ribose sugar is first converted to deoxyribose by ribonucleotide reductase.
U.S. National Library of Medicine
Adenosine Triphosphate
An adenine nucleotide containing three phosphate groups esterified to the sugar moiety. In addition to its crucial roles in metabolism adenosine triphosphate is a neurotransmitter.
Editors Contribution
adenosine triphosphate
A nucleotide.
Adenosine triphosphate is important in energy change within the human body.
Submitted by MaryC on December 26, 2020
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of adenosine triphosphate in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of adenosine triphosphate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
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