diphosphate
Two phosphate groups
Diphosphate is a chemical compound containing two phosphate groups linked together.
In biochemistry, it appears in molecules essential to cellular energy transfer—adenosine diphosphate (ADP) being the most prominent.
The term is largely interchangeable with pyrophosphate in technical contexts.
The enzyme cleaves diphosphate from the nucleotide.
Cell's energy molecule
- ADPPayroll processing firm
- nucleotideGenetic code subunit
- adenosinePurine nucleoside in cells
- thymidineThymine-containing DNA nucleoside
nucleoside · hydrolysis · phosphorylation · enzyme · substrate · cofactor · coenzyme · kinase
Cell's energy molecule
- ADPPayroll processing firm
- bioenergeticsStudy of biological energy
- mitochondriaCell's energy-producing organelles
- respirationGas exchange in organisms
glycolysis · oxidative · catabolism · anabolism · cellular · fermentation · NADH
Negatively charged ion
- saltSodium chloride compound
- esterAlkoxy-substituted acid derivative
- crystallizationForming ordered solid structure
- chelationChemical metal-ion capture
precipitation · ligand · polymerization · inorganic · condensation · bond · ionic · hydration
Hereditary code molecule
- RNAGene expression molecule
- replicationAct of duplicating precisely
- transcriptionWritten version of speech
- helixSpiraling three-dimensional curve
chromosome · gene · genetics · genome · base pair · purine · pyrimidine · adenine
ATP
Cell's energy molecule
- ADPPayroll processing firm
- nucleotideGenetic code subunit
- adenosinePurine nucleoside in cells
thymidine · nucleoside · hydrolysis · phosphorylation · enzyme · substrate · cofactor · coenzyme · kinase · phosphatase
ATP
Cell's energy molecule
- ADPPayroll processing firm
- bioenergeticsStudy of biological energy
- mitochondriaCell's energy-producing organelles
respiration · glycolysis · oxidative · catabolism · anabolism · cellular · fermentation · NADH
anion
Negatively charged ion
- saltSodium chloride compound
- esterAlkoxy-substituted acid derivative
- crystallizationForming ordered solid structure
chelation · precipitation · ligand · polymerization · inorganic · condensation · bond · ionic · hydration · solubility
DNA
Hereditary code molecule
- RNAGene expression molecule
- replicationAct of duplicating precisely
- transcriptionWritten version of speech
helix · chromosome · gene · genetics · genome · base pair · purine · pyrimidine · adenine · guanine