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Describe the formation and function of adenosine triphosphate (A.T.P.) in brief.

Answer 1

ATP is the 'molecular currency" for energy transfer within the cell. Function: ATPs are used as the main energy source for metabolic functions. They are consumed by energy-requiring (endothermic) processes and produced by energy-releasing (exothermic) processes in the cell. Glycolysis - begins glucose metabolism in all cells to produce 2 molecules of pyruvate. Occurs outside of mitochondria, usually in cytoplasm. Cellular Respiration - uses oxygen from the environment and converts each pyruvate to three molecules of carbon dioxide while trapping the energy released in this process in ATP.Cellular metabolism releases substrates for the electron transport chain that can produce ATP by the ATP synthase enzyme linked to it.