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[–] DoYouNot@lemmy.world 16 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

You've got it! It's adding a third phosphate group to adenosine to store energy. Interestingly, it's the same adenosine as the 'A' base in DNA & RNA.

[–] max@lemmy.fish 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

~~You're thinking of adenine when it comes to DNA/RNA~~

[–] DoYouNot@lemmy.world 7 points 2 weeks ago

Actually, adenosine is adenine with a ribose attached by a glycosidic bond, which is the D/R in DNA/RNA.