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deoxyguanosine triphosphate

a Deoxyribose molecule with the purine guanine attached to the 1´ carbon and a chain of three oxygenated phosphorus atoms attached to the 5' carbon. This is a high energy molecule that serves as a precursor for the Assembly of DNA.

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