What is the role of ATP synthase?

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hsk
Aug 28, 2015

ATP synthase is a membrane protein which converts the proton gradient across membrane into energy storing molecule ATP, important for biological purposes.

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I have explained what ATP synthase is now waht is the structure of ATP synthase is as follows

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there is a rotor trans-membrane part in the protein F0 which is attached to F1 through a shaft/stalk. there is an anchor protein which connects F1 to membrane.

working of ATP synthase

where the rotor mechanism also called F0 is the one which allows proton to pass across the membrane. As proton goes in F0, F0 rotates holding proton in the pockets assigned to proton.

now as the F0 moves the shafts/stalk also moves which help the F1 to convert the ADP and Phosphate group to combine and convert into ATP.

the link below is a good one which describes what ATP synthase does and its structure.

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