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ATP contains chemical potential energy that will snuggle up to a metabolic reaction in your cells---like the contraction of muscles or sending electrical messages along your nerve cells---- and release the energy of the bonds that hold the third phosphate molecule to the the rest of the ATP(called ADP)
ATP is able to move aroun d in the cytoplasm and deliver the energy to whereever it's needed...likewise it has to pick up this energy from the breakdown of the energy laden nutrients in your food---like glucose, starches, and fats. these large nutrient molcules are unable to move around and interact with energy requiring metabolic processes and transfer their energy---they need the energy intermediate molecule, the ATP.
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∙ 10y ago
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∙ 9y agoThe phosphate rich molecule adenosine tri-phosphate (ATP), the energy currency of our cells, is the main energy-transfer molecule in most living things. ATP carries the energy from our foods, in the form of high-energy phosphate bonds.
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∙ 13y agoto provide energy for the body's metabolic processes, as well as to provide energy for movement. It also provides energy for processes like active transport.
ATP (Adenosine TriPhosphate) is a molecule containing three phosphates. To provide energy for the things mentioned above, one of the phosphates must break away from the ATP, to make ADP (Adenosine DiPhosphate). This reaction releases energy from the bonds holding the freed phosphate to the main molecule.
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∙ 12y agoThe energy in food can be harvested from it's sugars (glucose), which is used in cellular respiration to produce ATP.
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∙ 6y agoThe foods that we eat eventually turn into ATP. They go through cellular respiration to do so.
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What is the main purpose of cellular respiration?
We all need energy to function. We get this energy from the foods we eat. The most efficient way for cells to harvest energy stored in food is through cellular respiration. Cellular respiration is a metabolic process that captures the chemical energy from foods in the form of ATP. Cellular respiration occurs in the mitochondria and consists of three stages. These stages are glycolysis, the citric acid cycle, and electron transport.
What is the chemiosmosis production of ATP compared to in photosynthesis?
The chemiosmotic production of ATP through photophosphorylation in photosynthesis is closely related to the chemiosmotic production of ATP through oxidative phosphorylation in cellular respiration. Both processes utilize a proton gradient across a membrane to power the ATP synthase which phosphorylates ADP into ATP.
What does the mitochondrion do for a cell?
Most of the adenosine triphosphate, ATP, is synthesized in the mitochondria from the food we eat by the process of oxidative phosphorylation. ATP is the energy currency of the cell, the currency " spent " on cellular work.
What must be present for muscle contraction to occur?
- Multiple Fibre Summation Related to the central nervous system sending signals to contract muscles. - Frequency summation Related to when action potentials sent to muscles synchronously. Check the related links below for more information.
What Besides ATP what do mitochondria give off during cellular respiration?
Gives of carbon dioxide and water.
How is ATP related to DNA?
hwo are dna and atp related?
Why do the people in Denmark eat the foods that they do?
They eat the foods that are most suited to their cool and moist northern climate. See the Related Link.
What foods do they eat in Estonia?
Please see related links.
What is one food related habit that you can change to improve how you eat?
eliminate high fructose corn syrup and eat whole foods rather than processed foods.
What do you eat that is related to Louis Pasteur?
Things we eat and drink related to Louis Pasteur are any foods related to pasteurisation such as milk, cream, yogurt, cheese, wines and beers etc.
How mitochondria are related to ATP?
Mitochondria are the organelles that make ATP for the cell.
What are foods to eat and not?
Foods to eat are natural foods. Foods not to eat are junk food and less healthier foods.
What is the difference between ATPase and ATP synthase?
They both are enzymes related to ATP. The difference lies in that ATPase breaks down ATP while ATP synthase synthesizes ATP.
What is the first method in making ATP?
Check out the related link to learn about how ATP is made.
What kind of food do the Vietnamease eat?
A list of 40 different foods can be obtained from the related link below.
Are walnuts safe for bunnies to eat?
No, walnuts aren't safe for bunnies to eat. See the related link below for more dangerous foods for rabbits.
Why do cows eat roughage?
They are designed to eat it, not to mention the fact that they would rather eat roughage than other foods that we would eat. Check out the related questions below for more information.
