Synonym: ATP disodium salt
CAS Number 34369-07-8
Empirical Formula (Hill Notation) C10H14N5Na2O13P3 · xH2O
Molecular Weight 551.14 (anhydrous basis)
EC Number 213-579-1
MDL number MFCD00150755
PubChem Substance ID 24890761
Application
Adenosine 5′-triphosphate (ATP) is a central component of energy storage and metabolism in vivo. ATP is use in many cellular processes, respiration, biosynthetic reactions, motility, and cell division. ATP is a substrate of many kinases involved in cell signaling and of adenylate cyclase(s) that produce the second messenger cAMP. ATP provides the metabolic energy to drive metabolic pumps. ATP serves as a coenzyme in a wide array of enzymatic reactions.
Biochem/physiol Actions
P2 purinergic agonist; increases activity of Ca2+-activated K+ channels; substrate for ATP-dependent enzyme systems