ATP

ATP: Adenosine Triphosphate

• serves as the energy currency of the cell

• monomer: Modified nucleotide

  • nucleotide: monomer of Nucleic Acids (like DNA & RNA)

• Mitochondria produces ATP through the process of Aerobic Cellular Respiration

• ATP is used for cellular processes that require energy (Ma’am)

  • Movement of cells or parts w/in cells

  • Active Transport

  • Anabolic Reactions

  • Muscle Contractions

  • etc.

  

• Adenine —> nitrogenous base (rectangle)

• Ribose —> pentose sugar (pentagon)

• 3 Phosphate Groups —> functional group (circles)

• Adenosine = Adenine + Ribose

• ATP is like a spring bc it shoves all the negatively charged phosphates together (negatives repel e/o)

  • shoves them tg by creating bonds between them

  • (compresses like a spring)

    
    

ATP Hydrolysis: energy is released from ATP when the 3rd Phosphate group is broken off

• bond between 2nd and 3rd phosphate is broken

• Exergonic Reaction

• creates ADP

ADP: Adenosine Diphosphate

• contains some energy, but not as much as ATP

ADP Phosphorylation: addition of a phosphate group to ADP

• regenerates ATP

• requires energy (Endergonic)

  

• Humans get the energy needed to perform ADP Phosphorylation from the breakdown of food molecules (like glucose) —> through process of Cellular Respiration

  • need energy to make energy