ATP As Cellular Energy Currency Flashcards
1
Q
What is the free energy change during ATP hydrolysis
A
Large and negative, about -30.5 Kj/mol
2
Q
How many high energy phosphoanhydride linkages in ATP
A
2
3
Q
What does the nucleophilic attack of the gama phosphate in ATP yield
A
Hydrolysis of link between gama and beta –> ADP + Pi
4
Q
What does the hydrolysis of the alpha beta linkage yeild
A
A nucleophillic attack of the alpha phosphate —> AMP and pyrophosphate (PPi)
Then PPi —> 2 Pi
5
Q
True or false: ATP is a nucleotide
A
True
