Assertion: atp | /r/ObjectUse | used as an energy exchange medium
Facets:
value: outside of reactions
type: OTHER
value: primarily
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: Outside of reactions where they are used as synthetic accessories, ATP is used primarily as an energy exchange medium; the breaking of ATP's phosphodiester bonds are used to perform irreversible work, and the ADP is typically immediately released by the enzyme involved in the process so that it may be recycled.