Answer to Question #267804 in Biochemistry for Mary Joy

Question

How many high-energy phosphate bonds are in the ATP molecule? Draw the ATP

molecule and from that identify the high-energy phosphate bonds.

Answer 1

ATP is a nucleotide consisting of an adenine base attached to a ribose sugar, which is attached to three phosphate groups. These three phosphate groups are linked to one another by two high-energy bonds called phosphoanhydride bonds.