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Biochemistry. adenosine triphosphate: an ester of adenosine and triphosphoric acid, C10H12N5O4H4P3O9, formed esp. aerobically by the reaction of ADP and an orthophosphate during oxidation, or by the interaction of ADP and phosphocreatine or certain other substrates, and serving as a source of energy for physiological reactions, esp. muscle contraction.
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ATP   (ā'tē'pē')   
n.  An adenosine-derived nucleotide, C10H16N5O13P3, that contains high-energy phosphate bonds and is used to transport energy to cells for biochemical processes, including muscle contraction and enzymatic metabolism, through its hydrolysis to ADP. ATP is hydrolyzed to AMP when it is incorporated into DNA or RNA.

[a(denosine) t(ri)p(hosphate).]
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Cultural Dictionary

ATP (adenosine triphosphate)

A key energy-carrying molecule in biological systems. It is produced in the body through the process of cell respiration and in plants through photosynthesis.

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Main Entry: ATP
Pronunciation: "A-"tE-'pE, A-'tE-"pE
Function: noun
: a phosphorylated nucleosideC10H16N5O13P3 of adenine that when reversibly converted especially to ADP releases energy in the cell for many metabolic reactions (as proteinsynthesis) called also adenosine triphosphate
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ATP (ā'tē'pē')
n.
Adenosine triphosphate; an adenosine-derived nucleotide that supplies large amounts of energy to cells for various biochemical processes, including muscle contraction and sugar metabolism, through its hydrolysis to ADP.

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ATP

  1. adenosine triphosphate

  2. Association for Transpersonal Psychology

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