adenosine di|phos|phate
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adenosine mon|o|phos|phate — «MON uh FOS fayt», 1. = adenylic acid. (Cf. ↑adenylic acid) 2. a cyclic isomer of adenylic acid, functioning as a regulatory agent in many cellular and enzymatic processes; cyclic AMP. Abbr: AMP (no periods) … Useful english dictionary
adenosine triphosphate — adenosine tri·phos·phate trī fäs .fāt n ATP * * * see ATP * * * (ATP) a nucleotide, the 5′ triphosphate of adenosine, involved in energy metabolism and required for RNA synthesis; it occurs in all cells and is used to store energy in the… … Medical dictionary
adenosine monophosphate — adenosine mo·no·phos·phate .män ə fäs .fāt, .mō nə n AMP * * * see AMP * * * (AMP) a nucleotide, the 5′ phosphate of adenosine, involved in energy metabolism; it is produced by hydrolysis of ATP and converted to ADP by adenylate kinase.… … Medical dictionary
adenosine monophosphate — aden′osine mon•o•phos′phate [[t]ˌmɒn əˈfɒs feɪt[/t]] n. biochem. See AMP … From formal English to slang
adenosinemonophosphate — adenosine mon·o·phos·phate (mŏn ō fŏsʹfāt ) n. 1. AMP. 2. Cyclic AMP. * * * … Universalium
Phosphate — A form of phosphoric acid. Calcium phosphate makes bones and teeth hard. * * * 1. A salt or ester of phosphoric acid. For individual phosphates not listed here, see under the name of the base. 2. The trivalent ion, PO43−. bone p. SYN: tribasic… … Medical dictionary
