Definition of Adenosine diphosphate

1. Noun. An ester of adenosine that is converted to ATP for energy storage.

Exact synonyms: Adp
Generic synonyms: Base, Nucleotide

Definition of Adenosine diphosphate

1. Noun. (biochemistry) A nucleotide, the result of adenosine triphosphate losing a phosphate group in metabolism. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Adenosine diphosphate

1. ADP is used as an adenine, a ribose and a diphosphate unit. (06 May 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Adenosine Diphosphate

adenose
adenoses
adenosinase
adenosine
adenosine-5'-(n-ethylcarboxamide)
adenosine 3'-phosphate
adenosine 3'-phosphate 5'-phosphosulfate
adenosine 5'-diphosphate
adenosine 5'-phosphate
adenosine 5'-phosphoramidate hydrolase
adenosine 5'-phosphosulfate
adenosine 5'-phosphosulfate sulfotransferase
adenosine 5'-triphosphate
adenosine cyclic phosphate
adenosine deaminase
adenosine diphosphate (current term)
adenosine diphosphate glucose
adenosine diphosphate ribose
adenosine diphosphate ribose cyclase
adenosine diphosphate sugars
adenosine diphosphoglucose glucohydrolase
adenosine kinase
adenosine monophosphate
adenosine nucleosidase
adenosine phosphosulfate
adenosine tetraphosphatase
adenosine tetraphosphate
adenosine triphosphatase
adenosine triphosphate
adenosines

Literary usage of Adenosine diphosphate

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1883)
"The effect was specific for cyclic AMP. Other adenine nucleotides, such as adenosine triphosphate (ATP), adenosine diphosphate (ADP), 5'-AMP, ..."

2. A Lifelong Passion: Nicholas and Alexandra: Their Own Story by Andrei Maylunas (2005)
"... apparently cancer-free individuals were exposed, in vitro, to H202 (100 microM) and the effects of the exposure on the activity of adenosine diphosphate ..."

3. Arsenic by Assembly Of Life Sciences, National Academies Press, Assembly of Life Sciences (U.S.), National Academy of Sciences (U.S.) (1977)
"Thus, the coupled phosphorylation of adenosine diphosphate (ADP) is abolished, the energy of adenosine triphosphate (ATP) is not available, and the plant ..."

4. Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine (1903)
"... 158, 255 ADP, see adenosine diphosphate Adrenal cortex effect of lithium chloride on (rat), 157, 163 Adrenalectomy effect of high phosphate diet on, ..."

5. Oxygen/Nitrogen Radicals and Cellular Injury edited by Kenneth B. Adler, Robert D. Devlin, Val Vallyathan (2000)
"This pathway requires oxidized nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD+) hydrolysis to adenosine diphosphate ribose and nicotinamide ..."

6. Sensor Systems for Biological Agent Attacks: Protecting Buildings And by Bmed, National Research Council (U.S.), ebrary, Inc (2005)
"... agent-containing particles per liter of air ACTD Advanced Concept Technology Demonstration AD aerodynamic diameter ADP adenosine diphosphate AHTS ..."

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