Animals, plants and many other living organisms inhale oxygen to "burn" (oxidize) compounds like sugar into CO2 and water—a ...

The proton gradients that power respiration are as universal as the genetic code itself, giving an insight into the origin of life and the singular origin of complexity.

ATP works by losing the endmost phosphate group when instructed to do so by an enzyme. This reaction releases a lot of energy, which the organism can then use to build proteins, contact muscles, etc.

Naturally, since this process is essential for the functioning of any organism, ATP synthase has been major research subjects for many years. An analysis of the enzyme structure by Masasuke Yoshida ...

Scientists at Goethe University uncover how the oldest enzyme in cellular respiration functions – opening the door to ...

Because the EDTA contained in the detection buffer does not stop Eg5 activity, we performed all experiments in one step: we mixed 2 μl of the Eg5 enzyme, 4 μl of ATP and 4 μl of enzymatic ...

Scientists have provided the most detailed account yet of the earliest stages of DNA replication, an essential process for ...

A team of scientists have elucidated an ancient mechanism of cellular respiration. To that end, they studied bacteria that feed on the gases carbon dioxide and hydrogen, and turn them into acetic acid ...

Enough energy is released from each pyruvate molecule to produce a large number of ATP molecules. As in stage one, the breakdown reactions in this process are catalysed by specific enzymes.