Adenosine is a short-acting endogenous molecule that is a purine nucleoside. The half-life is 6 seconds. Adenosine receptor activation results in multiple different actions depending on the location.

ATP consists of an adenosine base (blue), a ribose sugar (pink) and a phosphate chain. The high-energy phosphate bond in this phosphate chain is the key to ATP's energy storage potential.

Adenosine 5'-triphosphate, or ATP, is the most abundant energy carrier molecule in cells. This molecule is made of a nitrogen base (adenine), a ribose sugar, and three phosphate groups.

The reaction product is adenosine diphosphate (ADP), and the phosphate group either ends up as orthophosphate (HPO 4) or attached to another molecule (e.g. an alcohol). Even more energy can be ...

Adenosine is a molecule that makes you feel sleepy by slowing nerve activity in the brain. By blocking this molecule, caffeine helps you stay alert and awake. However, as Dr. Rajan explains ...

“We're trying to build a lot of adenosine [a molecule that slows down neuron activity] in the body, because the greater the adenosine in the brain, the greater the pressure to sleep,” he explained.

A photopharmaceutical drug to treat psoriasis and avoid adverse effects The UB team has characterized the new compound MRS7787, a light-activatable molecule that binds to the A3 adenosine receptor ...

ATP (adenosine triphosphate) is the energy-carrying molecule used in cells because it can release energy very quickly. Energy is released from ATP when the end phosphate is removed. Once ATP has ...

The reaction product is adenosine diphosphate (ADP), and the phosphate group either ends up as orthophosphate (HPO 4) or attached to another molecule (e.g. an alcohol). Even more energy can be ...