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Meaning of ADP
WordNet Dictionary
Definition:
[n]
data
processing
by
a
computer
[n]
an
ester
of
adenosine
that
is
converted
to
ATP
for
energy
storage
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Synonyms:
adenosine diphosphate
,
automatic data processing
See Also:
data processing
,
EDP
,
electronic data processing
,
IDP
,
integrated data processing
,
nucleotide
Biology Dictionary
Definition:
ADP is a molecule which consists of the
nitrogenous base
adenine
linked to the
sugar
ribose
and which has a chain of two
phosphate groups
attached to the ribose in a linear fashion. ADP is used as an
intermediate
throughoug
glycolysis
.
ATP
hydrolyzes
to produce ADP and free energy.
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