phosphagen
/ˈfɒsfədʒ(ə)n/Biochemistry
noun
Any of a group of compounds (especially creatine phosphate in vertebrate muscle) which contain a phosphate group which can be readily transferred to ADP in order to regenerate ATP as an energy source.
Origin
1920s. From phospha- + -gen.
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