- a-ketoglutarate
- An intermediate molecule in the citric acid cycle, break down product of oxalosuccinate.
- acetyl CoA
- A molecular product of process of glycolysis and the starting point of the citric acid cycle.
- ADP (adenosine diphosphate)
- A molecule that with the addition of a phosphate can be converted to ATP. Potential energy is stored in the bond between the phosphates.
- ATP (adenosine triphosphate)
- The main energy currency of cells. Energy is released when ATP (with three phosphates) is converted to ADP (with two phosphates).
- ATP synthase
- An enzyme found embedded in the inner membrane of mitochondria. ATP synthase produces one ATP molecule for every three protons during energy production in oxidative phosphorlyation.