To my dear friend,, @
Taurisk,and all let me tell you a little about our bodies petrol its call ATP
have a read about it ,,,with out it we are are all f*ED
it is a rather pretty molecule to chemists
note the amount of fuel components it has
[SIS]Part
Most of the ATP synthesized in the mitochondria will be used for cellular processes in the cytosol; thus it must be exported from its site of synthesis in the mitochondrial matrix. ATP outward movement is favored by the membrane's electrochemical potential because the cytosol has a relatively positive charge compared to the relatively negative matrix. For every ATP transported out, it costs 1 H
+. Producing one ATP costs about 3 H
+. Therefore, making and exporting one ATP requires 4H
+. The inner membrane contains an
antiporter, the ADP/ATP translocase, which is an
integral membrane protein used to exchange newly synthesized ATP in the matrix for ADP in the intermembrane space.
[25] This translocase is driven by the membrane potential, as it results in the movement of about 4 negative charges out across the mitochondrial membrane in exchange for 3 negative charges moved inside. However, it is also necessary to transport phosphate into the mitochondrion; the phosphate carrier moves a proton in with each phosphate, partially dissipating the proton gradient. After completing glycolysis, the citric acid cycle, the electron transport chain, and oxidative phosphorylation, approximately 30–38 ATP molecules are produced per glucose
