Adenosine 5'-triphosphate (ATP) is a central component of energy storage and metabolism in vivo, providing the metabolic energy to drive metabolic pumps and serving as a coenzyme in a wide array of enzymatic reactions. ATP is a substrate for kinases involved in cell signaling and of adenylate cyclases that produce the second messenger cAMP. It is utilized in various cellular processes including, respiration, biosynthetic reactions, motility, and cell division.
