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What Process Uses ATP?


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Adenosine Triphosphate Definition:

  1. Adenosine triphosphate, also known as ATP, is a molecule that carries energy within cells.
  2. It is the main energy currency of the cell, and it is an end product of the processes of photophosphorylation.
  3. Hydrolysis of ATP provides energy to carry out essential functions by living organisms such as active transport, muscle contraction, biochemical reactions, DNA, RNA synthesis, cell signaling, etc.
  4. ATP is also known as the energy currency of the cell.

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