ATP

• Basic structure of ATP

  3 phosphate groups

  Adenine

  Ribose sugar

  Adenosine triphosphate
• ATP -> ADP + Pi

  Hydrolysis

  ATP hydrolase

  Releases energy
• ADP + Pi -> ATP

  Condensation reaction

  ATP synthase

  Requires energy
• Draw the structure of ATP

  Adenine

  Ribose sugar

  3 phosphate groups
• Phosphorylation

  Addition of an inorganic phosphate to another compound

  Makes the compound more reactive