Terminal phosphate linkage means

1.	Terminal phosphate linkage means
Answer» ATP\xa0is made\xa0unstable\xa0by the three adjacent negative charges in its\xa0phosphate\xa0tail, which "want" very badly to get further away from each other. The\xa0bonds\xa0between the\xa0phosphate\xa0groups are called phosphoanhydride\xa0bonds, and you may hear them referred to as “high-energy”\xa0bonds.\xa0ATP is formed of adenine, ribose and a row of three\xa0phosphate\xa0radicals attached to ribose. The last two\xa0phosphate\xa0radicals are attached by bonds of high transfer potential. This bond is also known as\xa0terminal phosphate linkage. This bond can be very easily synthesised and broken up.\xa0ATP is the higher energy form (the recharged battery) while ADP is the lower energy form (the used battery). When the\xa0terminal\xa0(third)\xa0phosphate\xa0is cut loose, ATP becomes ADP (Adenosine diphosphate; di= two), and the stored energy is released for some biological process to utilize.

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