Adenosine triphosphate
What is Adenosine triphosphate?
Adenosine triphosphate (CAS 56-65-5), commonly abbreviated as ATP, is a nucleotide used in cosmetic, pharmaceutical, and biotechnology applications as an active functional ingredient. Also marketed as Striadyne and Triadenyl.
Where is Adenosine triphosphate used?
- Cosmetics: skin conditioning and bioactive formulations for anti-aging and moisturizing products
- Pharmaceuticals: injectable preparations and clinical formulations targeting cardiovascular and metabolic indications
- Biotechnology: substrate and reagent in enzymatic assays, cell culture media, and diagnostic test systems
- It also functions as a stabilizing co-factor in bioluminescence-based detection kits and ATP-quantification assays for microbial contamination testing.
Commercial specifications
- Disodium salt form most commercially prevalent
Other Names (Synonyms)
Triadenyl|Striadyne|molecular unit of currency|H4atp|Fosfobion|Atriphos|Atipi|Adynol|ATP