What is the Unsolved Mystery of the ADP-ATP Cycle?

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The discussion centers on the ADP-ATP cycle, specifically highlighting a mysterious step that occurs at a rate faster than current scientific understanding allows. Participants express frustration over the lack of detailed explanations regarding this anomaly, which contradicts the simplified versions typically taught in high school biology. The conversation emphasizes the need for deeper exploration into the mechanisms of energy conversion in cellular respiration.

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Hello,
I read an article a long time ago and it mentioned a mystery in how we create and use energy. It listed the cycle of ADP to ATP, all the steps, but for one of those steps it said something like in practice this happens much faster than what we know to actually be possible.

This stood out to me because I remember this cycle from high school being like a basic thing to memorize, and did not at all remember that one of the steps was impossible.

Now I'm searching for this detail again, but every explanation of ADP-ATP on the web I've found so far reads like how I remember it from high school. Anyone have any idea what that mysterious step is? I keep searching and nothing yet.

Also I'm not sure what topic to post this under...
Thank you!
 
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