It isn’t “structured to do anything” (which would imply intent). It is just effective way to transfer energy – it’s a complex organic molecule that ends with three P-O-P-O-P bonds (hence the name). In the presence of water, one or two of those bonds can break releasing a certain quantity of energy that can be then used by the cells to do other things. ATP itself is regenerated constantly through metabolism in a number of processes, through breakdown of glucose, citric acid or fat oxidation.
Latest Answers