A chemical bond linking a phosphate group to another part of a molecule, especially such a bond in ATP which is hydrolysed to provide energy in living organisms.
Origin
1940s; earliest use found in Journal of Biological Chemistry.
Definition of phosphate bond in US English:
phosphate bond
noun
Biochemistry
A chemical bond linking a phosphate group to another part of a molecule, especially such a bond in ATP which is hydrolysed to provide energy in living organisms.
Origin
1940s; earliest use found in Journal of Biological Chemistry.