High-energy phosphate

Phosphate esters were known to be critical to the body's function. This discovery found two kinds of phosphate bonds, one liberating a small quantity of energy and the other a large quantity, called high-energy phosphate. Adenosine triphosphate (ATP) is a key compound with high-energy phosphate bonds, crucial for bodily energy functions.
 Fritz Albert Lipmann United States 1941 High-energy phosphate

Phosphate esters were known to be critical to the body's function. This discovery found two kinds of phosphate bonds, one liberating a small quantity of energy and the other a large quantity, called high-energy phosphate. Adenosine triphosphate (ATP) is a key compound with high-energy phosphate bonds, crucial for bodily energy functions.