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minus-square@DoYouNotlinkEnglish16•3 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•3 days agoYou’re thinking of adenine when it comes to DNA/RNA
minus-square@DoYouNotlinkEnglish7•2 days agoActually, adenosine is adenine with a ribose attached by a glycosidic bond, which is the D/R in DNA/RNA.
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/RNA
Actually, adenosine is adenine with a ribose attached by a glycosidic bond, which is the D/R in DNA/RNA.