Essentials of Human Anatomy & Physiology Plus MasteringA&P with eText -- Access Card Package (11th Edition)
Essentials of Human Anatomy & Physiology Plus MasteringA&P with eText -- Access Card Package (11th Edition)
11th Edition
ISBN: 9780321918758
Author: Elaine N. Marieb
Publisher: PEARSON
bartleby

Concept explainers

Question
Book Icon
Chapter 2, Problem 36SAE
Summary Introduction

To review:

The effect of breaking of high-energy phosphate bonds and their physiological importance.

Introduction:

Adenosine triphosphate or ATP is essential as it provides the chemical energy that can be used by the cells of the body tissues to perform their specific tasks. ATP is used in synthesis and breakdown of different biomolecules. The ATP molecule has an adenine base, ribose sugar, and three phosphate groups.

Blurred answer
Students have asked these similar questions
What is the major chemical difference between ribose and deoxyribose?
Why do unsaturated fatty acids have lower melting points than their saturated counterparts? What is relationship of the degree of unsaturation and melting or boiling point?
What are the typical fatty acid chains found in phosphoglycerides, and why do their carbon atom counts vary by multiples of two?

Chapter 2 Solutions

Essentials of Human Anatomy & Physiology Plus MasteringA&P with eText -- Access Card Package (11th Edition)

Knowledge Booster
Background pattern image
Biology
Learn more about
Need a deep-dive on the concept behind this application? Look no further. Learn more about this topic, biology and related others by exploring similar questions and additional content below.
Similar questions
Recommended textbooks for you
Text book image
Human Anatomy & Physiology (11th Edition)
Biology
ISBN:9780134580999
Author:Elaine N. Marieb, Katja N. Hoehn
Publisher:PEARSON
Text book image
Biology 2e
Biology
ISBN:9781947172517
Author:Matthew Douglas, Jung Choi, Mary Ann Clark
Publisher:OpenStax
Text book image
Anatomy & Physiology
Biology
ISBN:9781259398629
Author:McKinley, Michael P., O'loughlin, Valerie Dean, Bidle, Theresa Stouter
Publisher:Mcgraw Hill Education,
Text book image
Molecular Biology of the Cell (Sixth Edition)
Biology
ISBN:9780815344322
Author:Bruce Alberts, Alexander D. Johnson, Julian Lewis, David Morgan, Martin Raff, Keith Roberts, Peter Walter
Publisher:W. W. Norton & Company
Text book image
Laboratory Manual For Human Anatomy & Physiology
Biology
ISBN:9781260159363
Author:Martin, Terry R., Prentice-craver, Cynthia
Publisher:McGraw-Hill Publishing Co.
Text book image
Inquiry Into Life (16th Edition)
Biology
ISBN:9781260231700
Author:Sylvia S. Mader, Michael Windelspecht
Publisher:McGraw Hill Education