title: [ATP-synthase--intracellular molecular turbine].
abstract: Literature data on molecular and functional organization of ATP synthase as turbine-like rotary motor are reviewed. These data now provide the first experimental evidence that ATP synthases from different sources are able to reversibly couple the proton-motive force (proton electrochemical potential) with the synthesis/hydrolysis of ATP by the mechanical rotation of the rotor component of enzyme relative to the its stator part.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Gerontology, AMS of Ukraine, Kyiv. admin@geront.kiev.ua
authors.forename: A Ia
authors.initials: AIa
authors.lastname: Litoshenko
mesh_terms: D020409:Molecular Motor Proteins; D006180:Proton-Translocating ATPases / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D020409:Molecular Motor Proteins; D006180:Proton-Translocating ATPases