Expand atp.why is it considered energy currency of the cell?
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ATP is adenosine tri phosphate.ATP is called the energy currency of the cell, and of life, because it is the energymolecule that all cells need in order to do anything within the human body. The molecule is used like a battery within cells and allows the consumption of one of its phosphorous molecules.
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ATP - Adenosine Tri Phosphate
The body eventually converts ANY form of energy (any food we eat) into ATP, but the process is not simply a creation of ATP from these substances. The processes which are used to convert substances into glucose, and ketone bodies (the raw energy products (which are converted to ATP eventually), such as glycolysis, lipid metabolism, gluconeogenesis, etc all require ATP to function properly. Hence ATP is known as the currency of the a cell because it powers the processes, which in turn will produce a net increase of ATP for use by the cell (i.e ATP is not just created..existing ATP is exchanged between energy producing processes, in order to produce a net increase in ATP, hence it is considered the currency of the cell)
The body eventually converts ANY form of energy (any food we eat) into ATP, but the process is not simply a creation of ATP from these substances. The processes which are used to convert substances into glucose, and ketone bodies (the raw energy products (which are converted to ATP eventually), such as glycolysis, lipid metabolism, gluconeogenesis, etc all require ATP to function properly. Hence ATP is known as the currency of the a cell because it powers the processes, which in turn will produce a net increase of ATP for use by the cell (i.e ATP is not just created..existing ATP is exchanged between energy producing processes, in order to produce a net increase in ATP, hence it is considered the currency of the cell)
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