Adenosine diphosphate (ADP) or adenosine triphosphate (ATP)-containing important biological molecules can modify macromolecules like proteins and nucleic acids to alter their function in the cell.

Our hearts beat around 100,000 times a day—and do so throughout our entire lives. They draw the energy for this from the ...

Scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital have characterized a hidden intermediate state at the center of Src kinase function. This hidden state allows the kinase to repeatedly modify its ...

F-Type ATP synthase, a catalytic complex of proteins, synthesizes adenosine triphosphate (ATP), the energy currency of living cells. A lot of ambiguity exists over the rotational mechanism of this ...

The way a key cellular motor works at an atomic level has been uncovered by simulations conducted by RIKEN biophysicists.

ATP is produced by an enzyme called ATPase, which consists of two molecular motors, F o and F 1, that rotate in opposite ...

Role of ATP homeostasis in mitigating chilling injury of postharvest commodities. A right balance between eATP generation and sufficient eATP scavenging is essential for generating sufficient iATP ...

The aquatic environment is full of tantalizing chemicals that can guide a fish to mates or meals. Now, scientists in Japan have identified the olfactory receptor and brain circuitry that picks up the ...

Researchers used a novel phosphate-activation reagent, 2-MeImIm-Cl, in an improved coupling reaction to increase the yield of ADP- or ATP-containing molecules. Unlike traditional reactions, the ...