What needs to happen to ATP in order to get ADP?

Answer 1

ATP becomes ADP as it loses one phosphate group when the molecule is used as energy.

Adenosine triphosphate, or ATP, is a molecule that stores energy and is primarily used for intracellular energy transfer. It is made up of three phosphate groups and an adenosine (adenine + ribose sugar molecule) molecule. ATP is synthesized within the mitochondria and is normally "used for later" when a catabolic reaction takes place, such as aerobic respiration.

Energy is released when ATP is used as a source of energy and loses one of its phosphate groups to become ADP (adenosine diphosphate). This reaction can be summarized by the following word equation:

#"ADP" -> "ADP" + "P"(i) #

Where #"P"(i)# is the lone phosphate group.

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Answer 2

Natalie Ahrens

ATP needs to undergo hydrolysis, where a phosphate group is removed from ATP, resulting in the formation of ADP (adenosine diphosphate) and inorganic phosphate (Pi).

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