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The Production and Functions of ATP The basic process in which ATP is used involves an organic molecule being phosphorylated by ATP, which produces an organic molecule with a phosphate group, and reduces ATP to ADP. This phosphorylated molecule becomes more reactive, thus lowering the activation energy needed for reactions, mainly used when enzymes are involved. This overview should demonstrate the importance of ATP- it allows living systems to convert stored chemical energy to kinetic or heat energy quite efficiently, resulting in the ability for homeostasis and skeletal movement among other things. There are two methods of ATP production, in plants it is a product of both respiration and the light dependent stage of photosynthesis whereas in animals it is a result of respiration. Adenosine triphosphate itself needs energy to be created. It constantly goes through the cycle of donating a phosphate group and being reduced to Adenosine diphosphate, and then being...

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