アデノシン二にリン酸さん

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Meanings

noun

adenosine diphosphate; ADP

biochemistry

Biochemistry term for the nucleotide ADP, involved in energy transfer and cellular metabolism.

ATPが加か水すい分ぶん解かいされると、アデノシン二にリン酸さんとリン酸さんが生せい成せいされる。
When ATP is hydrolyzed, adenosine diphosphate and phosphate are produced.

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Kanji

二two, two radical (no. 7)
酸acid, bitterness, sour
燐phosphorus

Related words

アデノシン三さんリン酸さん
ATP, the triphosphate form, is the primary energy currency of the cell; ADP is the diphosphate form after energy release.
アデノシン一いちリン酸さん
AMP, the monophosphate form, is a further breakdown product and a building block of RNA.

Built from

アデノシン+二にリン酸さん

Written forms

アデノシン二にリン酸さん
Standard modern spelling using リン (katakana) for 'phospho-'.
アデノシン二に燐りん酸さん
Older spelling using the kanji 燐 for phosphorus; now largely replaced by katakana リン.

Etymology

From English 'adenosine diphosphate', a compound of 'adenosine' (from adenine + ribose) and 'diphosphate' (di- + phosphate). The Japanese form is a direct loanword adaptation.