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Record 1 2003-10-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Biochemistry
  • Biotechnology
DEF

A certain type of sugar, found in RNA.

CONT

The ATP molecule consists of a nitrogen-containing organic base (adenine), a sugar (ribose) and a string of three phosphate groups. It is one of the class of molecules called nucleotides.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Biochimie
  • Biotechnologie
DEF

Aldose, [...] dont l'énantiomère lévogyre, le L-ribose, se rencontre dans de nombreux nucléotides et dans les acides ribonucléiques.

CONT

La molécule d'ATP comprend une base organique qui contient un groupe azoté (l'adénine), un sucre (le ribose) et une série de trois groupements phosphate. Elle appartient à la classe de molécules qu'on appelle les nucléotides.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Bioquímica
  • Biotecnología
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