All atp articles
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ResearchLife’s energy currency ATP made using electricity from the grid for the first time
Simplified system uses just four enzymes with socket-supplied electrons replacing biochemical energy
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ResearchElectric field of ATP synthase suggests enzyme has functions beyond catalysis
Study links energy-making enzyme with proton migration in ATP formation, and reinforces predictions that its catalytic efficiency is around 90%
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ResearchPrebiotically plausible version of pH gradient generating catalyst
Scientists create simple metal ion system could have facilitated early metabolic processes, like ATP synthesis
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NewsChemistry Nobel laureate Jens Christian Skou dies
Danish scientist won chemistry’s top prize for discovering the first enzyme to transport ions
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NewsNobel chemist Paul Boyer dies aged 99
Laureate shared 1997 prize for his role in unravelling how life’s energy currency is made
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ResearchSelf-destructing material mimics nature
Unstable chemical system inspired by ATP-consuming cells could be programmed to release drugs