ATP

• Central molecule in metabolism and one of the main products of aerobic [C_6H_12O_6 —> (6CO_2 + 6H_2O) + 38ATP] and anaerobic [C_6H_12O_6 —> Lactic Acid + 2ATP] respiration
• Energy source for all living cells (cannot be transported around the body), gives up energy very quickly, and is called the ‘universal energy carrier’ or ‘energy currency’; it can never accumulate as it is only stored for a few minutes
• Must be continuously reproduced a human cell consumes 10 million ATP molecules a second, 40 trillion cells in a human so 60-100kg of ATP used a day (only contain 60g of ATP produced once or twice a minute)
• ATP diagram

  A) adenine

  B) Phosphate groups

  C) Ribose

  D) ribose

  E) adenine

  F) adenosine

  
• Endless Cycle

  A) triphosphate

  B) diphosphate

  C) monophosphate

  D) adenosine

  E) break

  F) 30.6

  G) 30.6

  H) 14.2

  I) inorganic phosphate

  J) energy

  K) ATP Synthase

  L) ATPase