ATP

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Why is ATP useful?
Immediate energy source; releases energy in smaller, managable amounts; hydrolysis of ATP to ADP is a single reaction that releases immediate energy
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Equation for ATP
ADP + Pi ---> ATP + H2O
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Describe the bonds between 3 phosphate groups in ATP
Weak and unstable (low activation energy so broken easily to release energy)
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How does the adding of a phosphate molecule to ADP occur?
Photophosphorylation, oxidative phosphorylation, substrate-level phosphorylation
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Roles of ATP
Metabolic processes, movement, active transport, secretion, activation of molecules
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Equation for ATP

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ADP + Pi ---> ATP + H2O

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Describe the bonds between 3 phosphate groups in ATP

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How does the adding of a phosphate molecule to ADP occur?

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Roles of ATP

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