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It consists of an adenosine molecule and three inorganic phosphates. After a simple reaction breaking down ATP to ADP, the energy released from the breaking of a molecular bond is the energy we use to keep ourselves alive.
exists and is an alternate of . ATP is the primary 'energy currency' of the cell. They release their energy upon hydrolysis and usually the last phosphate is released. This phosphate is usually used to 'activate' substrates, making them more reactive and therefore make many reactions normally impossible in biological conditions possible with the help of enzymes.