@1096020 The enzyme rotor rotates due to the flow of protons from one end of the enzyme to the other. "Above" the enzyme, there is a high concentration of protons, while "below" the enzyme there is a low concentration. If you like, you can think of ATP synthase as something like a water wheel in a flour mill. In a flour mill, the flow of water from upstream drives the rotation of wheels, which rotate the grindstone and turn grain into flour. In ATP synthase, it's just protons, not water. :)
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1096020 5 months ago
but who iz providing da energy 4r ATP synthase 2 rotate????
1096020 6 months ago
@1096020 The enzyme rotor rotates due to the flow of protons from one end of the enzyme to the other. "Above" the enzyme, there is a high concentration of protons, while "below" the enzyme there is a low concentration. If you like, you can think of ATP synthase as something like a water wheel in a flour mill. In a flour mill, the flow of water from upstream drives the rotation of wheels, which rotate the grindstone and turn grain into flour. In ATP synthase, it's just protons, not water. :)
dangthatscool1 6 months ago 3
Thanks Yoshida and Kinosita!!!
ssrr12 6 months ago