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ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A nucleotide derived from adenosine that occurs in muscle tissue; the major source of energy for cellular reactions

Synonyms:

adenosine triphosphate; ATP

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("adenosine triphosphate" is a kind of...):

base; nucleotide (a phosphoric ester of a nucleoside; the basic structural unit of nucleic acids (DNA or RNA))

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 Context examples: 

In cancer studies, adenosine triphosphate is synthesized to examine its use to decrease weight loss and improve muscle strength.

(Adenosine triphosphate, NCI Thesaurus)

The team showed that these astrocytes used adenosine triphosphate (ATP) to communicate with other cells in the brain.

(Star-like cells may help the brain tune breathing rhythms, National Institutes of Health)

This agent is also a competitive inhibitor of adenosine triphosphate activity.

(Alvocidib, NCI Thesaurus)

Albuterol stimulates beta-2 adrenergic receptors in the lungs, thereby activating the enzyme adenylate cyclase that catalyzes the conversion of adenosine triphosphate (ATP) to cyclic-3',5'-adenosine monophosphate (cAMP).

(Albuterol, NCI Thesaurus)

This protein complex can catalyze the conversion of adenosine diphosphate to adenosine triphosphate.

(F1 Particle, NCI Thesaurus)

Adenosine triphosphate made in the laboratory is being studied in patients with advanced solid tumors to see if it can decrease weight loss and improve muscle strength.

(Adenosine triphosphate, NCI Dictionary)

Albuterol stimulates beta-2 adrenergic receptors in the lungs, thereby activating the enzyme adenylate cyclase that catalyzes the conversion of adenosine triphosphate (ATP) to cyclic-3',5'- adenosine monophosphate (cAMP).

(Ipratropium/Albuterol, NCI Thesaurus)

Isoetharine selectively binds to beta-2 adrenergic receptors in bronchial smooth muscle, thereby activating intracellular adenyl cyclase, an enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of adenosine triphosphate (ATP) to cyclic-3',5'-adenosine monophosphate (cAMP).

(Isoetharine, NCI Thesaurus)

Pirbuterol selectively binds to beta-2 adrenergic receptors in bronchial smooth muscle, thereby activating intracellular adenyl cyclase, an enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of adenosine triphosphate (ATP) to cyclic-3',5'-adenosine monophosphate (cAMP).

(Pirbuterol, NCI Thesaurus)

Isoproterenol binds to beta-2 adrenergic receptors in bronchial smooth muscle, thereby activating intracellular adenyl cyclase, an enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of adenosine triphosphate (ATP) to cyclic-3',5'-adenosine monophosphate (cAMP).

(Isoproterenol Sulfate, NCI Thesaurus)