Atp Diagram Adp. As a result of hydrolysis energy is released and atp loses a phosphate to become adp adenosine diphosphate. Used with permission from wikipedia commons.
Adp is shown in its charged form note the oxygen with a minus sign. Used with permission from wikipedia commons. As a result of hydrolysis energy is released and atp loses a phosphate to become adp adenosine diphosphate.
It is made up of the molecule adenosine which itself is made up of adenine and a ribose sugar and three phosphate groups.
Used with permission from wikipedia commons. Atp the free energy carrier 5. Phosphate group removed a phosphate is removed to release energy. However compared to atp adp molecule has much less chemical energy because the high energy bond between the last 2 phosphates has been broken.
