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| ATP (adenosine triphosphate) is a storage unit for energy that can build up energy and release it quickly to fuel cellular metabolic reactions. ATP is produced by almost all living cells in their mitochondria. ATP is made from adenosine diphosphate (ADP) or adenosine monophosphate (AMP), and its use in metabolism converts it back into these precursors. ATP is therefore continuously recycled in organisms, with the human body turning over its own weight in ATP each day. |
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