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fivemackI hadn't realised that the A in ATP, adenosine triphosphate, the universal fuel of cellular processes, was the same chemical as the A in the ACGT genetic alphabet. Had you?
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Slight Mistake!
Date: 2005-03-24 07:24 pm (UTC)A in the genetic alphabet is Adenine not Adenosine.
What is the difference I hear you mumble?
2 letters.
But what is the chemical and biological difference I hear you query?
Adenine is a nucleotide, and Adenosine is not.
Many thanks,
A PhD student (studying Molecular Genetics)