Answer to Question #310295 in Biochemistry for eman

Question

• What is an ATP molecule? Is it a Enzyme? Its co-factor? co-enzyme or prosthetic group? Yes? No? 
• How many ATP are equal to 1 NADH, NAHPH, FADH and FMNH2?
• What would happen if Adenine (A) is replaced with all three other DNA bases Cytosine (C), Guanine (G), and Thymine (T)? What would be the implications for bioenergetics of reactions that involve ATP hydrolysis.

Answer 1

1. ATP is a molecule that contains adenosine and three phosphate groups. It is a co-enzyme.

2. One ATP molecule is equal to 1 NADH, 1 NAHPH, 1 FADH, and 1 FMNH2.

3. If Adenine (A) is replaced with all three other DNA bases Cytosine (C), Guanine (G), and Thymine (T), the implications for bioenergetics of reactions that involve ATP hydrolysis would be that the reactions would not occur.