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Adenosine diphosphate, abbreviated ADP, is a nucleoside diphosphate. It is an ester ofpyrophosphoric acid with the nucleoside adenosine. ADP consists of the pyrophosphategroup, the pentose sugar ribose, and the nucleobase adenine.

ADP is the product of ATP dephosphorylation by ATPases. ADP is converted back to ATP by ATP synthases. ATP is an important energy transfer molecule in cells.

So simple answer is: ADP can be compared to ATP.

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There are two phosphate groups in one molecule of ADP.


How do the ATP and ADP molecules look different?

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ADP (Adenosine diphosphate) Technically, ATP breaks into ADP and a molecule of inorganic phosphate.


What happens to energy when ATP becomes ADP?

In ATP molecule Adenine is attached to Ribose sugar to which three phosphate molecules are attached. They are high 'energy' bonds formed during biological oxidation of glucose molecule. From ADP you get the ATP molecule. When body needs energy, this ATP is turned into ADP and 'energy' is released. Which is used for various metabolic processes. ADP can turn into AMP in emergency.


When a phosphate group is removed from an ATP molecule what type of molecule is formed?

when a phosphate group is removed from ATP energy is released and the molecule ADP is formed.


Is there phosphorus in ADP?

Yes, two phosphorus atoms (one in each phosphate group) per ADP molecule.


How do you get energy out of ATP?

By losing the last molecule and turning into ADP


What happens to an ATP molecule when phosphate is removed?

it becomes ADP. ATP is adenosine triphosphate, while ADP is adenosine diphosphate.


What is left after ATP molecule loses a phosphate molecule?

Adenosine diphosphate. ADP. Two phosphate groups.


When an ADP molecule gains a phosphate it becomes an ATP molecule. This process is called?

This process is called phosphorylation.


If a molecule of ATP is oxidized becomes?

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