The ATP Cycle
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ATP is the main energy source for cells, powering essential chemical reactions, with its structure resembling a nucleotide with three phosphate groups. The breaking of a phosphate bond in ATP releases energy, forming ADP, and cellular respiration replenishes ATP by adding a phosphate group through an anabolic dehydration synthesis process.
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- ATP is the key energy currency for cells, fueling essential reactions in living organisms by breaking phosphate bonds to release energy.
- Cellular respiration is a vital process that regenerates ATP from ADP by adding a phosphate group, a crucial step in maintaining the energy flow necessary for cellular functions.
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What is ATP?
Energy source for cells.