Biology A-Level
ATP and ADP as energy carriers
What ATP and ADP as energy carriers means in Biology A-Level, as defined for OCR.
Definition of ATP and ADP as energy carriers
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Adding the terminal phosphate to ADP (phosphorylation) stores energy, while removing it (dephosphorylation) releases energy.
Topics that use ATP and ADP as energy carriers
- Nucleotides and nucleic acids (OCR A-Level)
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