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adenosine monophosphate

Syllabification: (a·den·o·sine mon·o·phos·phate)

(abbreviation: AMP)
Definition of adenosine monophosphate

noun

Biochemistry
  • a compound consisting of an adenosine molecule bonded to one acidic phosphate group, present in most DNA and RNA. It often exists in a cyclic form with the phosphate bonded to the nucleoside at two points.

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