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ATP

Also known as: adenosine triphosphate

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The Ecology of Photosynthetic Pathways | Learn Science at Scitable nature.com Nature 3 facts

claimCAM plants often exhibit low photosynthetic capacity, slow growth, and low competitive abilities because their photosynthetic rates are limited by vacuolar storage capacity and higher ATP costs.

claimC4 plants are rarely found in low-light environments, such as inner-canopy areas in cool, wet forests, because the extra ATP cost of C4 biochemistry is a disadvantage in those conditions.

claimThe regeneration of phosphoenolpyruvate (PEP) in the C4 photosynthetic pathway requires more ATP than the C3 photosynthetic pathway.

Homeostasis and Feedback Loops | Anatomy and Physiology I courses.lumenlearning.com Lumen Learning 3 facts

claimDuring exercise, the human heart pumps faster and harder to deliver oxygen-rich blood to muscles and organs requiring increased ATP.

claimDuring exercise, human muscle cells convert energy stored in glucose into ATP (adenosine triphosphate) to power muscle contractions, a process that consumes oxygen.

claimThe release of energy from ATP molecules during muscle contraction generates heat, which increases human body temperature.

The role of light in regulating plant growth, development and sugar ... frontiersin.org Frontiers Jan 6, 2025 2 facts

referenceThe dark reaction of photosynthesis takes place in the stroma of the chloroplasts and utilizes ATP and NADPH produced by the light reaction to convert carbon dioxide to organic matter and produce glucose through energy conversion; subsequently, enzymes facilitate the formation of other sugars to provide material and energy for plant growth and development.

referenceThe light reaction of photosynthesis takes place in the chloroplast’s cyst-like membrane, where photosynthetic pigments absorb light energy, excite electrons, and produce ATP and NADPH, while water molecules are broken down to release oxygen.

Mitochondria and the dynamic control of stem cell homeostasis link.springer.com Springer Apr 16, 2018 2 facts

claimMitochondria produce energy in the form of ATP via oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS).

referenceCalcium, ATP, and reactive oxygen species (ROS) form a mitochondrial "love-hate triangle" of signaling and regulation, as described by Brookes et al. (2004).

Life, Intelligence, and Consciousness: A Functional Perspective longnow.org The Long Now Foundation Aug 27, 2025 1 fact

claimOrganisms often evolve multiple realizations for critical functions to increase robustness, such as cells having both aerobic and anaerobic pathways for generating ATP.

Theories and Methods of Consciousness biomedres.us Paul C Mocombe · Biomedical Journal of Scientific & Technical Research Jan 29, 2024 1 fact

quoteChen et al. state: “The energetic-metabolic processes focusing on [adenosine triphosphate] ATP, glucose, and γ -aminobutyrate/ glutamate are [also] indispensable for functional connectivity (FC) of normal brain networks that renders consciousness possible.”

Quantum Models of Consciousness from a Quantum Information ... arxiv.org arXiv Dec 20, 2024 1 fact

referenceDeline et al. published 'Adenylate kinase derived atp shapes respiration and calcium storage of isolated mitochondria' in Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Bioenergetics in 2021, investigating the role of ATP in mitochondrial function.

Phytochemical and Pharmacological Studies of Traditionally Used ... heraldopenaccess.us Journal of Food Science & Nutrition 1 fact

claimSilybin induces autophagy in breast cancer via ROS-dependent mitochondrial dysfunction and loss of ATP involving BNIP3; it also prevents TPA and PMA induced MMP-9 expression and VEGF secretion via inactivation of the Raf/MEK/ERK pathway and blockade of AP-1 activation via MAPK signaling pathways, according to Wang et al. [101].