high-energy phosphates

high-en·er·gy phos·phates

those phosphate esters and phosphoanhydrides that, on hydrolysis, yield an unusually large amount of energy, for example, nucleotide polyphosphates such as ATP, enol phosphates such as phosphoenolpyruvate.
See also: high-energy compounds.
Synonym(s): energy-rich phosphates

high-en·er·gy phos·phates

(hī-en'ĕr-jē fos'fāts) Those phosphate esters and phosphoanhydrides that, on hydrolysis, yield an unusually large amount of energy; e.g., nucleotide polyphosphates such as ATP, and enol phosphates such as phosphoenolpyruvate.
See also: high-energy compounds