What is the backup energy molecule that can be rapidly converted to ATP in active skeletal muscle?
The answer would be D. Phosphocreatine, because phosphocreatine plays a major role on energetic homeostasis in both active skeletal and cardiac muscles. Phosphocreatine is basically creatine but phosphorylated, and that is why it has such a name. It has the role of turning ADP (adenosine diphosphate) into ATP (adenosine triphosphate).
Remember, ATP is the currency of life! That is what my biology teacher taught me.
Active transport requires the cell to spend energy, usually in the form of ATP. Examples include transport of large molecules (non-lipid soluble) and the sodium-potassium pump. Types of active transport.
