@[email protected]M to Science [email protected]English • 11 days agoLittle dude ATPmander.xyzimagemessage-square38fedilinkarrow-up1509arrow-down19
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minus-square@DoYouNotlinkEnglish16•11 days agoYou’ve got it! It’s adding a third phosphate group to adenosine to store energy. Interestingly, it’s the same adenosine as the ‘A’ base in DNA & RNA.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish2•edit-24 days agoYou’re thinking of adenine when it comes to DNA/RNA
minus-square@DoYouNotlinkEnglish7•11 days agoActually, adenosine is adenine with a ribose attached by a glycosidic bond, which is the D/R in DNA/RNA.
It’s making ADP into ATP iirc, right?
You’ve got it! It’s adding a third phosphate group to adenosine to store energy. Interestingly, it’s the same adenosine as the ‘A’ base in DNA & RNA.
You’re thinking of adenine when it comes to DNA/RNAActually, adenosine is adenine with a ribose attached by a glycosidic bond, which is the D/R in DNA/RNA.