Answer to Question #123595 in Biochemistry for Sreelakshmi

Question

at any given instance, human body contains at max about 50 grams of ATP and ADP combined, how it is possible that so much ATP can be utilized?

Answer 1

In the cell, there is a ratio of ATP to ADP, which depends specifically on the needs of the cell at the time of its activity. It is not surprising that a cell consumes so much ATP, and all because it is a universal energy carrier that contains it in its anhydride bonds. ATP is formed by the addition of phosphate to ADP. ATP accompanies many chemical reactions of a cell that could not have occurred without energy. It is because of this need that a huge amount of ATP is utilized.