adenosine triphosphate

See also: adenosinetriphosphate

English

Noun

adenosine tri phosphate (uncountable) (abbreviation ATP)

(biochemistry) a nucleotide that is used as a source of energy in cellular reactions, in the synthesis of nucleic acids, and as a neurotransmitter recognised by purinergic receptors

Hypernyms

adenylic acid
adenosine phosphate
phosphorylated adenosine

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Translations

adenosine triphosphate

Finnish: adenosiinitrifosfaatti
French: Adénosine triphosphate
German: Adenosintriphosphat (de)
Hungarian: adenozin-trifoszfát (hu)
Italian: adenosintrifosfato (it) m

Japanese: アデノシン三リン酸 (アデノシン三燐酸, アデノシンさんりんさん, adenoshin sanrinsan)
Portuguese: trifosfato de adenosina m
Russian: аденозинтрифосфа́т (ru) (adenozintrifosfát)
Spanish: trifosfato de adenosina m, adenosín trifosfato m
Swedish: adenosintrifosfat (sv)

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