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adenosine triphosphate

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Also known as 5'-ATP, adenosine 5' triphosphate, H4atp, [[[(2R,3R,4R,5R)-5-(6-aminopurin-9-yl)-3,4-dihydroxy-tetrahydrofuran-2-yl]methoxy-hydroxy-phosphoryl]oxy-hydroxy-phosphoryl]oxyphosphonic acid, [[[(2R,3R,4R,5R)-5-(6-aminopurin-9-yl)-3,4-dihydroxy-oxolan-2-yl]methoxy-hydroxy-phosphoryl]oxy-hydroxy-phosphoryl]oxyphosphonic acid, Adenylpyrophosphorate, Adenosine 5'-triphosphorate, Adetol

the energy-carrying molecule in living cells

AI overview

Adenosine triphosphate, or ATP, is a molecule that stores and carries energy inside living cells. When cells need energy to do work—like building proteins or moving muscles—they break down ATP to release that energy.

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Chemical data

Formula
C10H16N5O13P3
Molecular weight
507.18 g/mol
IUPAC name
[[(2R,3S,4R,5R)-5-(6-aminopurin-9-yl)-3,4-dihydroxyoxolan-2-yl]methoxy-hydroxyphosphoryl] phosphono hydrogen phosphate
SMILES
C1=NC(=C2C(=N1)N(C=N2)[C@H]3[C@@H]([C@@H]([C@H](O3)COP(=O)(O)OP(=O)(O)OP(=O)(O)O)O)O)N
InChIKey
ZKHQWZAMYRWXGA-KQYNXXCUSA-N
XLogP
-5.7
Polar surface area
279 Ų
H-bond donors
7
H-bond acceptors
17
Formal charge
0

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Encyclopedic overview

Names

IUPAC name Adenosine 5′-(tetrahydrogen triphosphate)

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