how is ATP used?

Answer 1

As a cofactor in enzymatic reactions. It couples to the enzyme that will break the high energy bond of the third phosphate and channel the energy into another bond in the substrate molecule. Is that your question?

Answer 2

ATP is made in a process called Cellular respiration. It is when sugar and oxygen are used to make energy(ATP) in the process they give off carbon dioxide and water. ATP is then sent to whatever part of the cell needed to give it energy. ATP is like a rechargeable battery.

Answer 3

The ATP is used for many cell functions including transport work moving substances across cell membranes. It is also used for mechanical work, supplying the energy needed for muscle contraction. It supplies energy not only to heart muscle (for blood circulation) and skeletal muscle (such as for gross body movement), but also to the chromosomes and flagella to enable them to carry out their many functions. A major role of ATP is in chemical work, supplying the needed energy to synthesize the multi-thousands of types of macromolecules that the cell needs to exist.

ATP is also used as an on-off switch both to control chemical reactions and to send messages. The shape of the protein chains that produce the building blocks and other structures used in life is mostly determined by weak chemical bonds that are easily broken and remade. These chains can shorten, lengthen, and change shape in response to the input or withdrawal of energy. The changes in the chains alter the shape of the protein and can also alter its function or cause it to become either active or inactive.

The ATP molecule can bond to one part of a protein molecule, causing another part of the same molecule to slide or move slightly which causes it to change its conformation, inactivating the molecule. Subsequent removal of ATP causes the protein to return to its original shape, and thus it is again functional. The cycle can be repeated until the molecule is recycled, effectively serving as an on and off switch (Hoagland and Dodson, 1995, p.104). Both adding a phosphorus (phosphorylation) and removing a phosphorus from a protein (dephosphorylation) can serve as either an on or an off switch.

Answer 4

ATP is adenosine triphosphate. you can copy anything off the internet, but unless you understand it, it's not doing you any good.
what ATP does is transfers energy intracellularly to metabolize mostly proteins and lipids. its also used in DNA synthesis, by breaking it down into basically a simple sugar. ATP occurs naturally, but was discovered in the early 1900s during molecular/cellular studies about energy. :)

Answer 5

ATP is the substance that captures energy from food and powers the bodies of all living things.