ATP In Mammals

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In mammals, many functions of the body are made possible with the help of ATP. ATP is made is bulk in the mitochondria, thus, the body relies heavily on the mitochondria’s supply of
ATP to make life possible (McCormack, 523). Regulation of this process, by default, is important as well. The body regulates the oxidative metabolism through placing in the regulator sites, that can increase or decrease the production of ATP through changing the concentration of (McCormack, 523). The concentration of ions is considered to be a regulator of the production of ATP. Moreover, when ions go from 0 to 10 m, this activates the enzymes pyruvate NAD+ isocitrate and 2-oxogultate dehydrogenase (McCormack, 523). These enzymes promote the production

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