Energy-rich phosphates

... between the ADP moiety and the phosphate moiety that is the highest-energy bond in the molecule. If the terminal phosphate of ATP is transferred ... side. Not every kinase will use ATP as a substrate. Other high-energy phosphates are available in cells and there are many kinases. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kinase

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... adds free nucleotides to the 3' OH end of template DNA, 2 of the 3 phosphates of the nucleotide are removed (creating the energy necessary to form the phosphodiester bond that attaches the remaining phosphate group ...

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... nts, are also used for alot of metabolic pathways (especially ATP - the energy currency of the body/organism, and it can be converted into other NTPs (nucleotide tri phosphates). There is alot going on in a system that has many checks and balances to keep ...

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... pathway does matter in a Biological System. It is all about how many phosphates you can take from one substrate to the next, which utilizes specific enzymes, and produces the main energy substrate, ATP.

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... the conversion of free glucose into cellulose is offset by a release of energy. 2) Maxwell’s demon seems to violate the Second Law of Thermodynamics, ... B) At least two of the oxidation reactions do involve the addition of phosphates whose later elimination converts aldehydes to carboxylates and ...

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