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minus-square@DoYouNot@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish16•5 months agoYou’ve got it! It’s adding a third phosphate group to adenosine to store energy. Interestingly, it’s the same adenosine as the ‘A’ base in DNA & RNA.
minus-square@max@lemmy.fishlinkfedilinkEnglish2•edit-25 months agoYou’re thinking of adenine when it comes to DNA/RNA
minus-square@DoYouNot@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish7•5 months agoActually, adenosine is adenine with a ribose attached by a glycosidic bond, which is the D/R in DNA/RNA.
You’ve got it! It’s adding a third phosphate group to adenosine to store energy. Interestingly, it’s the same adenosine as the ‘A’ base in DNA & RNA.
You’re thinking of adenine when it comes to DNA/RNAActually, adenosine is adenine with a ribose attached by a glycosidic bond, which is the D/R in DNA/RNA.