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ATP Has a High Phosphoryl Group Transfer Potential Because

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ATP has a high phosphoryl group transfer potential because:


A) it is chemically unstable.
B) it has a high rate of spontaneous hydrolysis at physiological pH and temperature.
C) it exhibits resonance stabilization prior to hydrolysis.
D) it has three phosphate groups.
E) cleavage of either of its two phosphoanhydride bonds proceeds with a large negative △Go' of hydrolysis.

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