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Record 1 1989-09-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Biochemistry
DEF

The fractional degree to which the ATP-ADP-AMP system is filled with high-energy phosphate groups.

CONT

The energy charge is 1 if the total adenine nucleotide pool is fully phosphorylated to ATP and 0 if the adenine nucleotides are "empty" and present only as AMP. Normally the energy charge of cells is about 0.9, meaning that the adenylate system is almost completely charged.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Biochimie
DEF

L'importance (exprimée par un rapport fractionnel) des groupements phcophates riches en énergie dans le système ATP-ADP-AMP.

Spanish

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