The dominant strategy involves a molecule called ATP, which is synthesized from ADP and phosphate through the enzymatic action of a special protein (ATP synthase). Naturally, since this process is ...

which certainly lacked such sophisticated protein machinery as the ATP synthase. There are a few possible abiotic mechanisms, presently under scrutiny in Russell's lab and elsewhere. But ...

The prize was for the determination of the detailed mechanism by which ATP shuttles energy. The enzyme which makes ATP is called ATP synthase, or ATPase, and sits on the mitochondria in animal cells ...

and how these motors of Mycoplasma mobile are thought to have evolved from ATP synthase," Professor Miyata explained. "Going forward, we can expect our results to be used as a basis for ...