2006-11-17 12:02:27 · 5 answers · asked by bekah_2009 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
The ATP molecule is composed of three components. At the centre is a sugar molecule, ribose (the same sugar that forms the basis of DNA). Attached to one side of this is a base (a group consisting of linked rings of carbon and nitrogen atoms); in this case the base is adenine. The other side of the sugar is attached to a string of phosphate groups. These phosphates are the key to the activity of ATP.
ATP consists of a base, in this case adenine, a ribose and a phosphate chain.
2006-11-17 12:07:32 · answer #1 · answered by peanut butter 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ATP=adenosine triphosphate
consisted of an adenine (purine nucleotide) attached to C1 of a ribose sugar molecule and a triphosphate group (3 phosphates) attached to C5 of the ribose.
2006-11-17 12:06:09 · answer #2 · answered by orca1006 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
ATP, GTP, CTP, TTP, UTP, are nucleotide triphosphates. ATP means adenosine triphosphate, it is composed of an adenine base, a 5 carbon sugar ribose, and 3 phosphate ions.
2006-11-17 12:07:50 · answer #3 · answered by Brian B 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
An adenosine molecule and 3 phosphate molecules
2006-11-17 12:05:59 · answer #4 · answered by Unique 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
One adenosine and three Phosphates
Hence Adenosine TriPhosphate
2006-11-17 12:04:15 · answer #5 · answered by v__dawg 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋