Discussion of all aspects of biological molecules, biochemical
processes and laboratory procedures in the field. 6 posts • Page
1 of 1 I've been searching all over the net for an answer to the
following question: ATP hydrolysis releases energy that fuels
biochemical processes. But what kind of energy are we dealing
with, and how does it fuel specific processes? Is it
electromagnetic energy? I've just finished reading all the
topics on this forum that dealed with ATP in relation to energy
and haven't found the answer yet => The explanation always ends
with: It releases chemical energy that can fuel other reactions
Nothing is said about how it fuels those energy needing
processes The usual jargon is that the hydrolysis of ATP results
in transfer of an exciton to another reaction. What that means
is that the energy released by the hydrolysis excites an
electron to a higher energy level (I can't tell you which
electron, but the exciton energy can be transferred atom to atom
if the energy level differences match),