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What is the principle chemical compounds that cells use to store and release energy called? What are it’s three main parts?

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The principle chemical compound that cell uses to store and release energy is Adenosine triphosphate or ATP.

Adenosine triphosphate :

living things use chemical fuels as well, one of the principal chemical compounds that cells use to store and release energy is adenosine triphosphate ATP.

Three main parts:

ATP consists of

adrenine, a 5-carbon sugar called ribose and three phosphate groups.

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