In textbooks people claim that conversion of ADP to ATP as the biosynthesis of ATP using ATP synthase. IMHO, it is NOT ATP synthesis! It is just a phosphorylation reaction carried out by ATP synthase.

How it works. ATP works by losing the endmost phosphate group when instructed to do so by an enzyme. This reaction releases a lot of energy, which the organism can then use to build proteins, contact ...

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