adenosine triphosphate (ATP)

A nucleoside, C10H13N5O4, composed of adenine linked to ribose, that is a component of nucleic acids and of ADP, AMP, and ATP, and that plays a role in regulating various physiological functions.

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ATP

adenosine triphosphate

Citation:

adenosine triphosphate (ATP). (n.d.) American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. (2011). Retrieved March 31 2015 from http://www.thefreedictionary.com/adenosine+triphosphate+(ATP)

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