BRAINCAKEATP
ATP is adenosine triphosphate.
It is a nucleotide containing ribose sugar, a phosphate group on carbon atom-5 and the nitrogen containing base adenine.
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Key terms in this lesson
- hydrolysis
- The breaking of a covalent bond within a molecule using a water molecule.
- activation energy
- The minimum amount of energy needed for reactant molecules to collide and react.
- nucleotide
- A molecule made of a pentose sugar, a phosphate group and a nitrogen-containing base.
More in Nucleic Acids
- Function of DNA
- Discovering DNA as the Hereditary Material
- DNA Semi-Conservative Replication
- Evidence for Semi-Conservative Replication
- ATP Synthesis
- Roles of ATP
- Water and Hydrogen Bonding
- Specific Heat Capacity of Water
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