Paul Andersen explains the structure,
function and importance of adenosine triphosphate (
ATP). He begins by describing the specific structure of the molecule and its three main parts: adenine, ribose sugar, and phosphate groups. He explains how energy can be stored in ATP and released through hydrolysis to
ADP and Pi. He shows how the molecule is created in cellular respiration and photosynthesis. He also explains how it is used throughout the cell. He finishes with a brief discussion of
LUCA and how elements of ATP can be found in other parts of the cell (including
RNA,
DNA).
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Amino Acid Using aminoacyl-tRNA Synthetase, June 1, 2009. Own work. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Charge_tRNA
.png.
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This Is a
Battery That Has
Less Than 51% but More Than 33%., July 7,
2012. Own work. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Battery_Half.png.
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2013. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:D-glucose-chain-3D-balls.png.
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Yeast 1ehz.png." Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. Accessed March 9, 2013. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:TRNA-Phe_yeast_1ehz.png.
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Scott.
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Spring, [object HTMLTableCellElement].
Pearson Scott Foresman, donated to the
Wikimedia Foundation. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Spring_4_(
PSF).svg.
Jynto. Ball-and-stick
Model of the
Adenosine Triphosphate Molecule, Also Known as ATP, the Nucleotide That Functions as the
Primary Energy Carrier in Cells,
Often Called the "
Molecular Unit of
Currency". This
Image Shows the Electrically
Neutral Form., June 5,
2011. Own work This chemical image was created with
Discovery Studio Visualizer. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Adenosine-triphosphate-3D-balls.png
.
———. Space-filling Model of the Adenosine Diphosphate Molecule, Also Known as ADP, a Nucleotide
Used to Make ATP, and Is the By-product When It Is "
Burned". This Image Shows the Anionic (negatively
Charged) Form., June 5, 2011. Own work This chemical image was created with Discovery Studio Visualizer. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Adenosine-diphosphate-anion-3D-spacefill.png.
———. Space-filling Model of the Adenosine Triphosphate Molecule, Also Known as ATP, the Nucleotide That Functions as the Primary Energy Carrier in Cells, Often Called the "Molecular Unit of Currency". This Image Shows the Anionic (negatively Charged) Form., June 5, 2011. Own work This chemical image was created with Discovery Studio Visualizer. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Adenosine-triphosphate-anion-3D-spacefill.png.
———. Space-filling Model of the Adenosine Triphosphate Molecule, Also Known as ATP, the Nucleotide That Functions as the Primary Energy Carrier in Cells, Often Called the "Molecular Unit of Currency". This Image Shows the Anionic (negatively Charged) Form., June 5, 2011. Own work This chemical image was created with Discovery Studio Visualizer. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Adenosine-triphosphate-anion-3D-spacefill.png.
LadyofHats. English: A Diagram
Showing a
Mitochondrion of the
Eukaryotic Cell.
Mitochondria Are Organelles
Surrounded by
Membranes, Distributed in the Cytosol of Most
Eukaryotic Cells. Its
Main Function Is the
Conversion of
Potential Energy of Pyruvate Molecules into ATP.
Português:, March 7, 2013. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Diagram_of_a_human_mitochondrion_blanc.png.
Sponk.
Deutsch: Verknüpfung Der Nukleinbasen
C, G, A Und T Mit Dem Desoxyribosephosphat-Rückgrat Der DNA, March 25,
2010. Own work. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:DNA-Nucleobases.svg.
———. Deutsch: Verknüpfung Der Nukleinbasen C, G, A Und U Mit Dem Ribosephosphat-Rückgrat Der RNA, March 25, 2010. Own work. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:RNA-Nucleobases.svg.
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