ADP is exactly the same as ATP except that ATP has one more phosphate group. (ATP=Adenosine Triphosphate, ADP=Adenosine Diphosphate) This means that adding a phosphate group to ADP would make it ATP simply by definition.
ATP
There are three phosphate groups in an ATP molecule. Go on to Google images and type in ATP or adenosine triphosphate. Look for a picture that contains chemical symbols and lines. Now, commonly on the right hand side you will see the bulk of the picture. On the left should be a line with P's and O's in the middle of it. The P's of course are the phosphates. The P closest to the bulk is called the alpha phosphate. then working out you have the beta phosphate and then the gamma phosphate. The symbols for these phosphates are the Greek letters for Alpha, Beta, and Gamma.
Two, as it now becomes adenosine diphosphate. when it has three it is adenosine triphosphate.
Yes, as Adenosine Diphosphate (ADP) is the product of Adenosine Triphosphate (ATP). The only difference between the two is ADP has on less phosphate group. Both ADP and ATP are composed of one pentose sugar ribose, 2 or 3 phosphate groups, and adenine.
ADP
There are two phosphate groups in one molecule of ADP.
An ATP molecule has an extra phosphate group compared to an ADP molecule. This is because ATP has 3 phosphate groups as where ADP only has two phosphate groups.
Adenosine diphosphate (ADP) has a structure that is similar to that of Adenosine triphosphate (ATP); the only difference is that ADP has two phosphate groups instead of three. When a Cell has energy available, it can store significant amounts of energy by adding a phosphate group to the ADP molecules producing ultra-energy rich ATP.
ATP is adenosine TRIphosphate with three phosphate groups while ADP is adenosine DIphosphate with only two phosphate groups. The phosphate is used to produce energy in human muscle tissue to do work.
ADP is generated when the ATP molecule attempts to create energy and loses a phosphate group resulting in an ADP moleculle. You can remember this by Adenosine TRIphosphate(3 phosphate groups) and Adenosine DIphosphate(2 phosphate groups)
ATP
ATP and ADP are similar in the sense that they are both molecules that release energy to the cells. ADP differs from ATP because it has one less phosphate group. ADP forms after ATP has released energy.
ADP has two phosphate groups while ATP has three phosphate groups. Each phosphate group stores energy, so ATP would store more energy than ADP.
ADP consists of a ribose sugar with an adenine ring and the phosphate groups attached to it.
There are three phosphate groups in an ATP molecule. Go on to Google images and type in ATP or adenosine triphosphate. Look for a picture that contains chemical symbols and lines. Now, commonly on the right hand side you will see the bulk of the picture. On the left should be a line with P's and O's in the middle of it. The P's of course are the phosphates. The P closest to the bulk is called the alpha phosphate. then working out you have the beta phosphate and then the gamma phosphate. The symbols for these phosphates are the Greek letters for Alpha, Beta, and Gamma.
ADP has two phosphate groups while ATP has three. When one phosphate breaks off of the three it the remaining two become ADP.
Adenosine diphosphate. ADP. Two phosphate groups.