Submitted by Gullible_Skeptic t3_11dq6bh in todayilearned
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HobgoblinKhanate1 t1_jaadkvl wrote
“Each equivalent of ATP is recycled 1000–1500 times during a single day “
absolutelyshafted t1_jaa8ri4 wrote
Yep makes sense
Jaded_Prompt_15 t1_jaa4xfs wrote
This might be why mitochondria is known as the powerhouse of the cell...
Who_GNU t1_jaasduh wrote
By that metric, you "consume" over 10 tons of hemoglobin every day.
Of course you don't have to eat 10 tons of food every day, because when you "consume" oxyhemoglobin it leaves deoxyhemoglobin, which is converted back to oxyhemoglobin, in your lungs.
ADP does the same thing, but with phosphorus instead of oxygen, temporarily becoming ATP. It's not really being consumed and recycled, it's just being reused.
seancan44 t1_jabgskh wrote
This is the right answer. Look up the Krebs cycle
HobgoblinKhanate1 t1_jaadinj wrote
Can someone eli5
strugglingtobemyself t1_jaahcpa wrote
ATP is the "power" that is produced in the Powerhouse of the cells. It is a chemical that is put together (with energy) so it can be broken down later (to release energy).
it is adenosine *tri*phosphate. Your cells snap off a phosphate when they need some energy. this turns the tri in to di. from three phosphate groups to 2. ATP->ADP all day every day for your whole life
Gullible_Skeptic OP t1_jaagyvd wrote
ATP is the primary energy molecule in all living things, humans use and make that much of it every day
epic_pig t1_jaa9jjb wrote
I understood some of those words
InformalPenguinz t1_jaa5qw1 wrote
This bitch knows how to recycle that alphabet soup
dsubandbeard t1_jabnwiu wrote
Does my ATP increase as I level up?
DiaMat2040 t1_jacd9kt wrote
I learned this in school. Still incredible what an advanced organism the human body is (or any animal body)
JewishSpace_Laser t1_jacobx1 wrote
That is an amazing statistic! That was definitely worth my upvote
Sdog1981 t1_jab6ofk wrote
No one should be eating any weight of Association of Tennis Professionals.
Seigvell t1_jaeguzl wrote
...or Ass Tinkering Pessimists
Carl_The_Sagan t1_jado59i wrote
Dropping and adding a phosphate is not the same a recycling a whole molecule
RedSonGamble t1_jaae1cs wrote
I have 58 AP
aussietin t1_jaait2g wrote
Mitochondria is the powerhouse of the cell
malepitt t1_jaa7hef wrote
"It has been calculated that the human body contains only 250 g of ATP at any one time, which contains roughly the equivalent of an AA battery." These facts together suggest that ATP is recycled 300-400 times a day?