ATPAdenosine triphosphate (ATP) is an energy-carrying, found in the cells of all living things. It captures chemical energy from the breakdown of food molecules and releases it to fuel other cellular... More is the major molecule for storing and transferring energy in cells. Only about 40% of the energy in a glucose molecule is stored in the 38 ATP molecules. The energy left is converted to and released as heat energy, which is then used by organisms, like mammals and birds, to maintain body cells and fluids at a constant temperature. Excess heat is lost to the surroundings.
(ribose) attached to a nitrogenous base
(adenine) and three phosphates.
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