What is adenine nucleoside triphosphate?

Adenine nucleoside triphosphate is an unstable high-energy compound, which consists of 1 adenine, 1 ribose and three phosphate groups. Also known as adenosine triphosphate, ATP for short. ATP consists of adenine, ribose and three phosphate groups. When it is hydrolyzed, it will release more energy, which is the most direct energy source in the living body.

Function: ATP is the "energy currency" of organisms. Two high-energy phosphate bonds in ATP can be broken, releasing energy for enzymes and primary active transport carriers. And provide energy for life activities. Many reactions need ATP to help directly or indirectly. ATP is the direct energy of energy-consuming reaction, and ATP indirectly provides raw materials for information transmission. CAMP (cyclic adenosine monophosphate) formed by ATP is an important signal substance in cells, also known as the second messenger.

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For animals, people, fungi and most bacteria, AYP comes from the energy released by the decomposition of organic matter during cell respiration. For green plants, in addition to the energy released by respiration, the conversion of ADP into ATP in chloroplasts also depends on the light energy during photosynthesis.

When ATP is hydrolyzed, ADP is formed and phosphate is released, and energy is also released. These energies will be used in cells, and the movement generated by muscle contraction, the activity of nerve cells and all other activities of living beings use the energy generated by ATP hydrolysis.

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