ATPase, an electron carrier and energy transducer: the missing link in oxidative phosphorylation?
A mechanism for oxidative phosphorylation is proposed. ATP synthesis would take place on a catalytic site of ATPase constituted by two irons with ligands ATP, ADP, and Pi. The interchange of ATP with ADP and Pi makes possible a redox cycle between two potentials permitting the energy transduction.
D000244:Adenosine Diphosphate / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000494:pharmacology; D000251:Adenosine Triphosphatases / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D004579:Electron Transport; D004735:Energy Transfer; D004789:Enzyme Activation / Q000187:drug effects; D008930:Mitochondria, Liver / Q000201:enzymology / Q000378:metabolism*; D010085:Oxidative Phosphorylation; D051381:Rats
D000244:Adenosine Diphosphate; D000251:Adenosine Triphosphatases