When a cell needs to expend energy to perform a task, an ATP molecule cleaves off one of its three phosphates, becoming ADP (adenosine diphosphate) + phosphate. The energy held by this phosphate molecule is released and made available to the cell.
<h3>What do you mean by ATP and its function?</h3>
- Adenosine triphosphate, abbreviated ATP, is an important "energy molecule" found in all life forms. Specifically, it is a coenzyme that works with enzymes such as ATP Triphosphatase to transfer energy to the cell by releasing a phosphate group.
- Normally only the outer phosphate is removed from ATP to yield energy. When this happens, ATP is converted to adenosine diphosphate (ADP). This is the form of nucleotide with only two phosphates.
- ATP can power cellular processes by transferring a phosphate group to another molecule, a process called phosphorylation.
<h3>What products are formed when ATP is hydrolyzed?</h3>
ATP hydrolysis is an exergonic process in which, ADP (adenosine diphosphate), Pi (inorganic phosphate) and energy are produced. In some cases, ADP undergoes further hydrolysis to produce AMP (adenosine monophosphate) and Pi.
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