Question

What is needed for ATP?

Answer 1

Adenosine Triphosphate (ATP):

1. Adenosine triphosphate or ATP is known as the energy currency of a cell.
2. It is an organic compound that is composed of a nitrogenous base adenine, ribose sugar, and three phosphate groups.
3. It provides energy at the cellular level by the breakdown of two phosphate bonds between three phosphate groups present in its molecular structures.
4. The majority of ATP synthesis occurs in the matrix of mitochondria in aerobic conditions producing approximately 32 ATP molecules per molecule of glucose via oxidative phosphorylation.
5. ATP synthesis usually requires sugar (food substances) and oxygen.
6. ATP synthesis can also occur in anaerobic conditions via fermentation.
7. The common step in aerobic and anaerobic ATP synthesis is glycolysis which occurs in the cytoplasm of cells.