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アデノシン二リン酸 (アデノシンにりんさん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

アデノシン二にリン酸さん

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Meanings

1

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

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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.

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.