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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An adenosine-derived nucleotide, C10H16N5O13P3, that contains high-energy phosphate bonds and is used to transport energy to cells for biochemical processes, including muscle contraction and enzymatic metabolism, through its hydrolysis to ADP. ATP is hydrolyzed to AMP when it is incorporated into DNA or RNA.
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- noun a nucleotide derived from adenosine that occurs in muscle tissue; the major source of energy for cellular reactions
Etymologies
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Since ATP can be degraded by stomach acids, the product has been enteric coated to ensure delivery of Peak ATP® into the small intestine for maximum bioavailability.
Wil's Ebay E-Store 2010
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Since ATP can be degraded by stomach acids, the product has been enteric coated to ensure delivery of Peak ATP® into the small intestine for maximum bioavailability.
Wil's Ebay E-Store amp;34;Nutrition 2010
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They found that ATP is resynthesized in subsequent reactions.
Otto Meyerhof and the Physiology Institute: the Birth of Modern Biochemistry 2010
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Of course, we now know that ATP is widely utilized in reactions involving energy transfer in all cells, as well as in bacteria.
Otto Meyerhof and the Physiology Institute: the Birth of Modern Biochemistry 2010
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The ATP is no longer just a two-person race at the top.
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The ATP is considering implementing an annual accreditation system at events to better control who can come and go.
Match-fixing allegations put tennis officials on high alert 2007
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What has vexed the ATP is that none of these players or others who heard rumblings of bets being proposed or made came forward and informed authorities.
Match-fixing allegations put tennis officials on high alert 2007
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Young, who is 0-10 in ATP tour-level matches, won his first set in the big leagues in his four-set, first-round loss to Novak Djokovic as a wildcard in the U.S.
USATODAY.com - Notebook: Navratilova reaches mixed doubles final after opponent withdraws 2006
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Federer already owns an Open-era record of 20 consecutive wins in ATP finals dating back to July 2003.
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Agassi, at 33 the oldest No. 1 in ATP Tour computer ranking history, won the Open in 1994 and 1999, and he lost last year's final to Pete Sampras.
USATODAY.com - Roddick draws Henman for U.S. Open's first round 2003
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