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Download Solution PDFWhich of the following in Biology is the energy currency of cells?
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Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is ATP.
ATP(Adenosine Triphosphate):
- It is the organic compound composed of the phosphate groups, adenine, and the sugar ribose.
- These molecules provide energy for various biochemical processes in the body.
- That is why it is called Energy Currency of the Cell.
- The ATP molecule was discovered in the year 1929 by German chemist Karl Lohmann.
- These ATP molecules are synthesized by Mitochondria, therefore it is called the powerhouse of the cell.
- In the year 1948, Scottish biochemist Alexander Todd was the first person to synthesized the ATP molecule.
ADP(Adenosine diphosphate):
- Adenosine diphosphate (ADP), is an important organic compound in metabolism and is essential to the flow of energy in living cells.
- It is essential in photosynthesis and glycolysis.
- It is the end-product when adenosine triphosphate ATP loses one of its phosphate groups.
- The energy released in the process is used to power up many vital cellular processes.
- ADP reconverts to ATP by the addition of a phosphate group to ADP.
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