ATP consists of an adenosine base (blue), a ribose sugar (pink) and a phosphate chain. The high-energy phosphate bond in this phosphate chain is the key to ATP's energy storage potential.

"ATP is the fuel of life. It's an energy currency molecule – the most important source of chemical and mechanical energy in living systems," explains Sunyoung Kim, the associate professor who ...

"ATP is the fuel of life. It's an energy currency molecule - the most important source of chemical and mechanical energy in living systems," explains Sunyoung Kim, the associate professor who ...

An international research team led by Umeå professor Magnus Wolf-Watz has discovered how the magnesium atom directs the chemistry that catalyzes the production of the energy molecule ATP in a cell.

How it works. ATP works by losing the endmost phosphate group when instructed to do so by an enzyme. This reaction releases a lot of energy, which the organism can then use to build proteins, contact ...

Cell survival depends on the energy molecule adenosine triphosphate (ATP)—it's like the fuel that keeps our brain running. Intracellular ATP levels are thought to remain constant, given its ...

Adenosine triphosphate (ATP) is the essential energy molecule that drives our bodies. The cleavage of one of its three phosphate molecules releases a massive amount of energy that powers cells. The ...

Adenosine triphosphate (ATP) is a high-energy molecule present in living cells. It is a nucleoside triphosphate that provides energy within cells for metabolism and is used in several cellular ...

ATP transports chemical energy within cells for metabolism. In in vitro testing, the new technique was 3.6 times more effective against MDA-MB-231 human breast cancer cells than techniques that ...