Microbiology: An Evolving Science (Fourth Edition)
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ISBN: 9780393615098
Author: John W. Foster, Joan L. Slonczewski
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
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Chapter 13.3, Problem 3TQ
Summary Introduction
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ATP (Adenine triphosphate) is known as an energy carrier, as it is used by cells to store or supply energy during the breakdown of large molecules in a series of reactions. In order to produce a large number of ATP molecules, oxidation and breakdown of organic molecules can be coupled with ATP synthesis. Thermodynamic efficiency is the ratio of energy output to energy input.Â
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