adenosine triphosphate

noun

adenosine tri·phos·phate -trī-ˈfäs-ˌfāt

: atp

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Your muscles then convert creatine into creatine phosphate, which is then generated into adenosine triphosphate (ATP), which your body uses for explosive exercise. —

Paul Kita, Men's Health, 13 Feb. 2023 Cells get their energy from molecules such as adenosine triphosphate (ATP), not from some sort of internal housecleaning. —

Elizabeth Preston, Discover Magazine, 20 June 2012 Cyanide disrupts the mitochondria’s ability to produce adenosine triphosphate (ATP), which is present in all living tissue and the primary energy source for important bodily functions like muscle contraction. —

Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 26 Sep. 2022 Mitochondria, which originated early in eukaryotic evolution as symbiotic bacteria within other organisms, generate most of the adenosine triphosphate (ATP) that fuels cells. —

Bymitch Leslie, science.org, 21 Dec. 2022 Phosphocreatine is used by your body to make ATP (adenosine triphosphate), which is the main source of energy for your muscles. —

Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 15 Dec. 2022 This ingredient also improves adenosine triphosphate (ATP) content and nitrogen retention in muscles, fueling more significant strength gains and reducing muscular atrophy during rest periods. —

Dallas News, 23 Aug. 2022 Your muscles convert creatine into creatine phosphate, which is then generated into adenosine triphosphate (ATC), which your body uses for explosive exercise. —

Men's Health, 9 Nov. 2022 These processes could not use ATP (adenosine triphosphate, or cellular energy) or rely on cellular metabolism (for example, breaking down sugars), since those mechanisms are shut down during dormancy. —

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Word History

First Known Use

1932, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of adenosine triphosphate was in 1932

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