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Adenosine diphosphate abbreviated ADP is an important organic compound in metabolism and is essential to the flow of energy in living cells. A molecule of ADP consists of three important structural components: a sugar backbone attached to a molecule of adenine and two phosphate groups bonded to the 5′ carbon atom of ribose.

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IUPAC name
adenosine 5'-(trihydrogen diphosphate)

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