diphosphate

Noun

Meaning

(chemistry) any salt or ester containing two phosphate groups

(chemistry) any salt or ester of diphosphoric acid; pyrophosphate

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Synonyms

biphosphate

Phrases with the word

riboflavin-5-diphosphate thiamine diphosphate uridine diphosphate glucose adenosine diphosphate ribose ribavirin diphosphate cobinamide diphosphate

Anagrams

phosphatide

Examples

Energy carriers main ATP is the phosphorylated version of adenosine diphosphate (ADP), which stores energy in a cell and powers most cellular activities. Source: Internet

Guanosine can be phosphorylated to become guanosine monophosphate (GMP), cyclic guanosine monophosphate (cGMP), guanosine diphosphate (GDP), and guanosine triphosphate (GTP). Source: Internet

Their activity is regulated by factors that control their ability to bind to and hydrolyze guanosine triphosphate (GTP) to guanosine diphosphate (GDP). Source: Internet

The synthesis of thiamine diphosphate (ThDP), also known as thiamine pyrophosphate (TPP) or cocarboxylase, is catalyzed by an enzyme called thiamine diphosphokinase according to the reaction thiamine + ATP → ThDP + AMP (EC 2.7.6.2). Source: Internet

Prenol lipids Prenol lipids are synthesized from the five-carbon-unit precursors isopentenyl diphosphate and dimethylallyl diphosphate that are produced mainly via the mevalonic acid (MVA) pathway. Source: Internet

The energy for the reaction is gained by the cleavage of Uridine diphosphate (UDP). Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

diphone diphosgene diphosphatase diphosphatidylcholine diphosphatidylglycerol diphosphepane