1) Spica is the brightest star in the constellation Virgo. 2) Virgo is the mutable earth sign of the western zodiac. 3) Queen Elizabeth I was born on 7 September 1533, and so is a Virgo. 4) The Virgin Mary translates as Virgo Maria in Latin.
Phosphate group: A functional group characterized by a phosphorus atom bonded to four oxygen atoms (three single bonds and one double bond). One of these oxygen atoms must be bonded to another atom; if not, the structure is a phosphate ion. Generic phosphate group molecular structure.
Summary. A phosphate group is just a phosphorus atom bound to four oxygen atoms, but it has many important roles. Along with sugars and bases, it makes up nucleic acids, like DNA and RNA. As part of energy carriers, like ATP, it provides energy for moving our muscles.