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What contributes to the high phosphoryl-transfer potential of ATP?
What contributes to the high phosphoryl-transfer potential of ATP?
- Stabilization of ADP and P due to dehydration
- Greater resonance stabilization of orthophosphate (correct)
- Greater entropy of the products of ATP hydrolysis
- Electrostatic repulsion of the triphosphate unit
What factor contributes to the electrostatic repulsion of the triphosphate unit in ATP?
What factor contributes to the electrostatic repulsion of the triphosphate unit in ATP?
- Orthophosphate resonance stabilization (correct)
- Stabilization of ADP and P due to dehydration
- Stabilization of ADP and P due to hydration
- Greater entropy of the products of ATP hydrolysis
Why are ADP and P stabilized?
Why are ADP and P stabilized?
- Due to resonance stabilization of orthophosphate
- Due to electrostatic repulsion of the triphosphate unit
- Due to hydration (correct)
- Due to greater entropy of the products of ATP hydrolysis