A nucleotide molecule that is the supplier of energy for all cells. In animals, it is formed by the breakdown of glucose molecules, usually obtained from carbohydrate intakes in a series of reactions involving hydrolysis. ATPase activity in myosin is the driving force behind the contraction of muscles. Dephosphorylation results in a release of energy.
See Actin, Actomyosin, Creatine, Dephosphorylation, Hydrolysis, Myosin, Nucleotide, Phosphate, Phosphorylation