Projektnummer

N000846

Zusammenfassung

The universal biological principle of producing chemical energy in bacteria, plants and animals is based on a single protein, termed ATP-synthase. The ATP-synthase is one of the most important proteins responsible for synthesizing adenosine triphosphate (ATP, the currency of chemical energy) from adenosine diphosphate and phosphate in prokaryotes as well as in specialized organelles of eukaryotes. This protein is a molecular motor and its fuel are protons, which are in principle the smallest possible ions. Much is known about the way these protons pass through the protein and how this ...