Central metabolism molecule
Product of respiration
Aerobic: [C_6H_12O_6 —> (6CO_2 + 6H_2O) + 38 ATP]
Anaerobic [C_6H_12O_6 —> lactic acid + 2 ATP]
Energy source in all living cells
Cannot be transported around body
Gives up energy quickly, (‘universal energy carrier’ / ‘energy currency’)
Never accumulate only stored for few minutes
Continuously reproduced
Human cell consumes 10mil ATP per second
40 trillion cells in human
60-100kg of ATP used daily
Contains 60g of ATP produced once or twice a minute
