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AAT Bioquest

What makes ATP relatively unstable?

Posted May 9, 2023


Answer

ATP is unstable because of the three adjacent negative charges present in its phosphate tail. Like charges repel each other. The repelling force between the three negative charges makes ATP relatively unstable.

Additional resources

ATP synthesis and storage

PhosphoWorks™ Luminometric ATP Assay Kit *DTT-Free*

PhosphoWorks™ Fluorimetric ADP Assay Kit *Red Fluorescence*