nucleotides also play a central role in metabolism at a fundamental, cellular level. they provide chemical energy for the many cellular functions that need it. examples are: amino acid, protein and cell membrane synthesis, moving the cell and cell parts (both internally and intercellularly), cell division, and so on. in addition, nucleotides work in cell signaling, and they are in important cofactors of enzymatic reactions (e.g. coenzyme a, fad, fmn, nad, and nadp+).