ATP

• What does ATP stand for?


  Adenosine Triphosphate
• What is ATP made up of?

  • ribose sugar
  • Adenine nitrogenous base
  • 3 inorganic phosphate groups
• Describe the synthesis of ATP


  ATP is synthesised through a condensation reaction between a molecule of ADP and an inorganic phosphate group
• What enzyme is needed to synthesise ATP?


  ATP synthase
• Describe the hydrolysis of ATP


  ATP is hydrolysed through a hydrolysis reaction between a molecule of ATP and a molecule of water to produce ADP + Pi
• What enzyme is needed to hydrolyse ATP?


  ATP hydrolase
• What is the function of ATP?


  • a source of energy for biochemical processes
  • It also phosphorylates other biological molecules to make them more reactive