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Which method of making adenosine triphosphate takes a phosphate group straight from an intermediate reactant in a catabolic pathway?

AOxidative phosphorylation
BSubstrate-level phosphorylation
CPhotophosphorylation of the stroma
DDephosphorylation of a nucleotide
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Substrate-level phosphorylation
1. Two mechanisms regenerate adenosine triphosphate during the breakdown of glucose. 2. In the direct one, a phosphate group is removed from an intermediate reactant in the pathway. 3. The free energy of that same reaction adds the phosphate to an available adenosine diphosphate molecule. 4. This very direct method is named substrate-level phosphorylation. 5. Oxidative phosphorylation is the indirect route through chemiosmosis and supplies most of the total instead. _Source: OpenStax Biology (1st ed., CC BY 4.0), Ch 7 "Cellular Respiration", section 7.1 Energy in Living Systems_
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