high-energy phosphates
(redirected from energy-rich phosphates)high-en·er·gy phos·phates
those phosphate esters and phosphoanhydrides that, on hydrolysis, yield an unusually large amount of energy, for example, nucleotide polyphosphates such as ATP, enol phosphates such as phosphoenolpyruvate.
See also: high-energy compounds.
See also: high-energy compounds.
Synonym(s): energy-rich phosphates
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high-en·er·gy phos·phates
(hī-en'ĕr-jē fos'fāts)Those phosphate esters and phosphoanhydrides that, on hydrolysis, yield an unusually large amount of energy; e.g., nucleotide polyphosphates such as ATP, and enol phosphates such as phosphoenolpyruvate.
See also: high-energy compounds
See also: high-energy compounds
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