ATP works by losing the endmost phosphate group when instructed to do so by an enzyme. This reaction releases a lot of energy, which the organism can then use to build proteins, contact muscles, etc.

Researchers Alexander Mühleip (Stockholm University) and Alexey Amunts (Stockholm University) solved the structure of a mitochondrial ATP synthase with native lipids. ATP synthase is a universal ...

A simple two-carbon compound may have been a crucial ... to power most types of cellular functions. But building ATP's complex chemical structure from scratch is energy intensive and requires ...

In a study of yeast, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers say they have found how a fatty compound called cardiolipin ... create adenosine triphosphate (ATP), the molecule that fuels cell metabolism.

TMC207 is a first-in-class anti-TB diarylquinoline (also named R207910 or the 'J' compound) with activity ... the proton pump of mycobacterial ATP synthase, a critical enzyme in the synthesis ...

ROEHAMPTON, UK - The ITF (International Tennis Federation) has today announced an agreement with the ATP (Association of Tennis Professionals) and the WTA (Women’s Tennis Association) to optimise the ...

ATP is also involved in making ABCB1 progressively rigid from its bottom to its top, leading to a twist and squeeze motion that expels the compound into the extracellular space. "This mechanism is ...