phosphagen en · NOUN
Etymology
From phosphate + -gen.
Meanings
- Any of a class of energy storage compounds, chiefly found in muscular tissue in animals, allowing a high-energy phosphate pool to be maintained in a concentration range, which, if it all were ATP, would create problems due to the ATP consuming reactions in these tissues.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| phosphagens | Number=Plur | lexicographic |