adenosine triphosphate

Definitions of adenosine triphosphate
  1. noun
    a nucleotide derived from adenosine that occurs in muscle tissue; the major source of energy for cellular reactions
    synonyms: ATP
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    type of:
    base, nucleotide
    a phosphoric ester of a nucleoside; the basic structural unit of nucleic acids (DNA or RNA)
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