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by Ron Kennedy, M.D., Santa Rosa, CA
Adenosine Triphosphate (ATP): A compound of critical importance in the storage of energy within cells in the body and in the synthesis (the making) of RNA. ATP is a nucleotide (a building block of a nucleic acid such as RNA). The body produces ATP from food. ATP stores energy which is released as the phosphates are liberated from the adenosine portion of the molecule.
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