ATP is the main energy currency of cells and one might expect that not only contracting muscle, but also uncontrollably dividing cancer cells would have a high demand for ATP. (sciencedaily.com)
Magnesium contributes to more than three hundred specific chemical reactions that occur within our bodies, including every reaction that depends on ATP, the universal energy currency of our cells.13 Magnesium also activates the enzyme that makes copies of DNA, as well as the enzyme that makes RNA, which is responsible for translating the codes contained within our genes into the production of every protein within our body. (westonaprice.org)
This effect was attributed to its nitric oxide content, a gaseous signaling molecule that modulates regulation of blood flow, immune function, neurotransmission, muscle contractility, glucose and calcium homeostasis, and mitochondrial respiration — the production of cellular energy currency, adenosine triphosphate (ATP)(Wylie et al., 2013). (empoweredautoimmune.com)