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Not to be confused with phosphate soda or phosphonate. A phosphate (PO3â. 4) is an inorganic chemical and a salt of phosphoric acid. In organic chemistry, a phosphate, or organophosphate, is an ester of phosphoric acid. Of the various phosphoric acids and phosphates, organic phosphates are important in biochemistry and biogeochemistry (ecology), and inorganic phosphates are mined to obtain phosphorus for use in agriculture and industry.
Definition. Adenosine triphosphate, or ATP for short, is the energy currency of life. ATP is a high-energy molecule found in every cell. Its job is to store and supply the cell with needed energy.denosine triphosphate is a high-energy molecule. The main ingredients of this molecule are carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, oxygen, and phosphorus. Its chemical formula is: C 10 H 16 N 5 O 13 P 3. There are three sections of the ATP molecule. In the center is a sugar molecule called ribose.