Question

Differentiate between ATP and AIDS based on their abbreviations.

Answer 1

Hint: One of them is associated with the molecule of energy that helps the body in performing various metabolic functions while the other is the disease that can be transmitted especially through the body fluids.

Complete answer:
Difference between ATP and AIDS:

ATP	AIDS
It is abbreviated as Adenosine Triphosphate.	It is abbreviated as Acquired ImmunoDeficiency Syndrome.
It is an organic compound whose main function is to provide energy to the various living cells in an organism.	It is a viral infection that is caused by the Human Immunodeficiency Virus.
It is known as the energy currency of the cells as it is transferred to all the cells of the body.	It is a sexually transmitted disease but may even occur due to infected blood transfusion.
When the energy is used in the metabolic process it is even used in the form of ATP (Adenosine triphosphate) or ADP (Adenosine diphosphate).	It causes deterioration in the immune system of the person leading to very weak immunity.
It is made of three constituents: the ribose sugar, a nitrogenous base, and the triphosphate.	It may cause an influenza-like condition for a long period or may even cause tumors or tuberculosis.
The nitrogenous base that is found in the ATP molecule is adenine.	The symptoms are not shown for a long time, it only occurs at the later stage.
When the ATP molecule is hydrolyzed it breaks and forms a phosphate and ADP.	The HIV virus belongs to the retrovirus class of viruses.
It is produced in various processes including glycolysis, citric acid cycle, oxidation, etc.	It is transmitted through various body fluids including saliva, blood, tears, and sweat.

Note: In 1929 ATP was first discovered by Karl Lohmann and Jendrassik while at the same time at the Harvard Medical School Cyrus Fiske and Yellapragada Subba Rao also discovered it independently. They later competed with each other to find the assay of the phosphorus in it. In 1948 Alexander Todd was the first to synthesize ATP in the laboratory. On 5 June, 1981 AIDS was the first time reported clinically in the United States. Researchers believe that the HIV virus mainly originated from the non-human primates and was then transmitted to humans.