Adenosine Triphosphate

Adenosine-5'-triphosphate is a multifunctional Nucleotide used in cells as a Coenzyme. It is often called the "molecular unit of currency" of intracellular Energy transfer. ATP transports chemical Energy within cells for Metabolism. It is produced by Photophosphorylation and Cellular respiration and used by enzymes and structural proteins in many cellular processes, including biosynthetic reactions, motility, and Cell division. One Molecule of ATP contains three Phosphate groups, and it is produced by ATP synthase from inorganic phosphate and Adenosine diphosphate or Adenosine monophosphate .

Metabolic processes that use ATP as an Energy source convert it back into its precursors. ATP is therefore continuously recycled in organisms the human body, which on average contains 250 ;grams of ATP turns over its own weight in ATP each day.

ATP is used as a substrate in Signal transduction pathways by kinases that phosphorylate proteins and Lipids, as well as by Adenylate cyclase, which uses ATP to produce the Second messenger molecule cyclic AMP. The ratio between ATP and AMP is used as a way for a cell to sense how much energy is available and control the metabolic pathways that produce and consume ATP. Apart from its roles in energy Metabolism and signaling, ATP is also incorporated into nucleic acids by polymerases in the processes of DNA replication and transcription.

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