2006-11-01 09:51:43 · 7 answers · asked by Lee B 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
ADP (adenosine diphosphate) is the lower energy form of ATP (adenosine triphosphate).
Both are used in the energy production mechanism for heterotrophs such as humans.
The difference is that ATP has one more phosphate molecule attatched than ADP, giving it a higher potential energy.
2006-11-01 09:54:53 · answer #1 · answered by kiwi 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ADP can form ATP by the addition of a phosphate group.
2006-11-01 09:55:32 · answer #2 · answered by starfire1020 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
During the last stage of cellular respiration energy is created to combine ADP and another P (phosphate group) and this creates ATP which our cells use as energy
2006-11-01 11:02:39 · answer #3 · answered by drms92 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ADP has two phosphates( Adenosine diphosphate)
If you add one more phosphate it will turn into ATP( which has three phosphates-Adenosine tri phosphate)
2006-11-01 09:55:18 · answer #4 · answered by Fatima A 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ATP-adenosine TRIphosphate
ADP-adenosine DIphosphate
it looses a phosphate particle...or gains...depends which way you look at it
2006-11-01 10:12:36 · answer #5 · answered by DestinationUNKNOWN 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
adenosine tri phosphate has one more phosphate group than adenosine diphosphate, both are nucleotides consisting of adenosine and ribose sugar, differing only in the number of phosphate groups.
ATP is also referred to as "cellular currency".
2006-11-01 09:59:40 · answer #6 · answered by finaldx 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
with a posphate in the process called phosphorylation
2006-11-02 11:50:43 · answer #7 · answered by moosa 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋