2006-12-06 06:42:15 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
The change from ATP (adenosine triphosphate) to ADP (adenosine diphosphate) provides an organism with energy. The difference between the two being the presence of a phosphate group. ATP donates one of its phosphate groups to different molecules, which provide them with energy. This gaining of the phosphate group is essential in several processes including glycolysis, protein production, muscle contraction, and photosynthesis.
2006-12-06 06:57:43 · answer #1 · answered by coldfire5418 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well i assume you mean ADP to ATP (A di P to A tri P)
Well 1 glucose molecule has way too much energy for cell to expend on one task..kinda like $100 bill..you break it down to manable bills.
The 3rd bond in the ATP molecule is a high energy bond so cell burns glucose and mops up energy with ATP and then can use ATP high energy bond as needed and if really needed can even break off the 2nd P although gives less energy to make AMP (A mono P).
Basic chemistry...if you mop up energy in the bonding then breaking bond releases the energy
2006-12-06 07:21:02 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is not change from ATP to ATP but ATP to ADP that provides energy
in ATP there are 3 phosphates linked by high energy bonds to the molecule and when 1 of them is removed by breaking the respective bond it releases energy which is used by us and also the molecule is changed to ADP
2006-12-06 06:51:34 · answer #3 · answered by Abhinav 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ADP to ATP is the recycling of the ADP which acts like a battery and gets recharged in the cell then delivers its energy to where ever it is needed.
ADP + Pi → ATP
It goes through a few cycles in the mitochondria breaks down glucose and all this stuff happens with hydrogens to produce the energy. I didn't want to look up all the stuff in my biology notebook from last year, but just check out this site http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ATP_synthase
2006-12-06 06:54:52 · answer #4 · answered by Jdeuel 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You meant ATP to ADP. Simply put, it is an energy-releasing chemical reaction. Breaking the bond to the other phospate releases energy. You'd need to know very advanced chemistry to understand a better answer, and I'm not qualified to give one.
2006-12-06 06:48:43 · answer #5 · answered by wayfaroutthere 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ATP o r adenosine tri phosphate has three phosphate radicals attaches d to adenine .one of the phosphate molecules has more bond energy to gets attached with the Central molecule or adenine, So this energy rich phosphate when gets detached from the ce;ntral molecule releases more energy .
But the second phosphate molecule and the third have have very weak bonds so they release lesser energies when they break or detach them selves
So third bond releases more energy(ADP to ADP),SECOND bond has comparatively less energy(ADP to AMP or adenosine monophosphate)and the third bond has least energy (AMP to simple adenosine)
that i s how it works in release of energy
2006-12-06 07:04:02 · answer #6 · answered by red rose 5 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think you meant ATP to ADP.
2006-12-06 06:45:08 · answer #7 · answered by Diet_smartie 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋