phosphagen

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Synonyms: phosphate, phosphates, phosphane, phosphated

Antonyms: phosphate, phosphates, phosphane, phosphated

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|biochemistry}} Any of a class of [[energy]] [[storage]] [[compound]]s, chiefly found in [[muscular]] [[tissue]] in [[animal]]s, 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.

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