Adenosine triphosphate

:For other uses of the initials ATP, see ATP (disambiguation)

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Adenosine triphosphate (ATP) is the nucleotide known in biochemistry as the "molecular currency" of intracellular energy transfer; that is, ATP is able to store and transport chemical energy within cells. ATP also plays an important role in the synthesis of nucleic acids. ATP molecules are also used to store the usable energy that plants convert in cellular respiration.

Related Topics:
Nucleotide - Biochemistry - Molecular - Energy - Cell - Nucleic acid - Cellular respiration

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