ATP Flashcards
1
Q
Structure of ATP
A
Adenine
Ribose sugar
Three phosphate groups
2
Q
What is ATP broken down into and how?
A
It is broken into ADP + Pi
Via a hydrolysis reaction and is catalysed by the enzyme ATP hydrolyase
3
Q
How can ATP be re-synthesised?
A
By a condensation reaction between ADP + Pi and the catalyst ATP synthase.
4
Q
What makes ATP a good deliverer of energy?
A
immediate source = need to only break one bond (plus bond is weak)
manageable source = releases small amount of energy
5
Q
Uses of ATP (releases energy) in organisms?
A
protein synthesis
organelle synthesis
DNA replication
cell division (mitosis)
active transport
metabolic reactions
movement
maintaining body temperature
