ATP Flashcards
1
Q
What are the uses of ATP
A
- active transport
- muscle contraction
- protein synthesis
2
Q
structure of ATP
A
- nitrogenous base (adenine)
- Pentose sugar (ribose)
- 3 phosphate groups
3
Q
ATP synthase
A
Enzyme that catalyses production of ATP
4
Q
The new antibiotic is safe to use in humans because it does not inhibit the
ATP synthase found in human cells.
Suggest why human ATP synthase is not inhibited and bacterial synthase
is inhibited.
A
Human ATP synthase has a different tertiary structure to
bacterial ATP synthase
5
Q
Describe how ATP is resynthesised in cells.
A
From ADP and phosphate;
2. By ATP synthase
