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Old 08-26-03, 12:42 AM   #21 (permalink)
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Adenosine Diphosphate consists of one adenosine molecule and 2 inorganic phosphate molecules. The bonds that connect the phosphate molecules have a high potential energy state, and therefore is ideal to be used in biological processes
If I'm not mistaken that process isn't creating energy from thin air. It's converting potential energy (which is a state of energy IIRC) into more useful states, but never actually creating any new energy, just changing the states of said energy.


When ADP becomes ATP doesn't it go back to being ADP when one of the bonds is broken, allowing it to repeat the process?
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