Sugar phosphates (sugars that have added or substituted phosphate groups) are often used in biological systems to store or transfer energy. They also form the backbone for DNA and RNA (DNA having two sugar molecules, and RNA having just one).
Examples include:
- Dihydroxyacetonephosphate
- Glucose-6-phosphate
- Phytic acid
- Teichoic acid
Famous quotes containing the word sugar:
“You have witchcraft in your lips, Kate. There is more
eloquence in a sugar touch of them than in the tongues of
the French council.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)