Illustrated Glossary of Organic Chemistry
Phosphate
group
:
A
functional group
characterized by a phosphorus atom
bonded
to four oxygen atoms (three
single bonds
and one
double bond
). One of these oxygen atoms must be
bonded
to another atom; if not, the structure is a
phosphate ion
.
Generic phosphate
group
molecular structure
.
Phosphoric acid
Adenosine monophosphate
(
AMP
;
adenylic acid
)
Adenosine triphosphate
(
ATP
)
Related terms:
Nucleoside
,
nucleotide
,
phosphodiester
,
DNA
,
RNA
,
organophosphate
,
phospholipid
,
wavy line
,
acetyl group
,
activating group
,
acyl group
,
alkanoyl group
,
alkoxy group
,
alkyl group
,
allyl group
,
amino group
,
benzoyl group
,
benzyl group
,
butyl group
,
carbonyl group
,
carboxyl group
,
deactivating group
,
directing group
,
electron donating group
,
electron releasing group
,
electron withdrawing group
,
ethyl group
,
formyl group
,
functional group
,
hydroxyl group
,
isobutyl group
,
isopropyl group
,
leaving group
,
methine group
,
methoxy group
,
methyl group
,
methylene group
,
nitro group
,
phenyl group
,
propargyl group
,
propyl group
,
protecting group
,
R group
,
sec
-butyl group
,
sulfhydryl group
,
t
BDMS group
,
t
BDPS group
,
tert
-butyl group
,
TMS group
,
trifluoromethyl group
,
vinyl group
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