synthases do not use energy from NTP's, sythetases do!
synthase can be used with any enzyme that catalyzes synthesis (whether or not it uses nucleoside triphosphates), whereas synthetase is to be used synonymously with 'ligase'.
Synthase is a lyase (lyase is an enzyme that catalyzes the breaking of various chemical bonds by means other than hydrolysis and oxidation, often forming a new double bond or a new ring structure) and doesn't require any energy,
Whereas
Synthetase is a ligase (ligase is an enzyme which binds two chemicals or compounds) and thus requires energy.
A synthetase generally uses a high energy source such as ATP whereas a synthase does not.
ATP synthase catalyzes the synthesis of ATP.
Energy released from movement of protons through ATP synthase energy released from movement of protons through ATP synthase is the most direct source of energy in this case.
-I'm 98% sure ATP synthase binds ADP and a phosphate group together to produce ATP. But I could be wrong. Its a start!ATP synthase is involved in making energy available to the cell by synthesizing large proteins and converting ADP and inorganic phosphate into high-energy ATP.
ATP synthase catalyzes the addition of a phosphate group to an ADP molecule. ADP + ATP synthase + P --> ATP + ATP synthase (ATP synthase on both sides of the equation indicates that, as an enzyme, it is not used up in the reaction.)
ATP Synthase
An electron chemical gradient - Ie, the Proton or H+ gradient. There is a concentration difference in H+ ions, and a charge difference between the two sides of the mitochondrial membrane that the ATP synthase is embedded in. Thuse you can consider the H+ ions "under pressure" (layman's term), and they provide the power for the ATP synthase to work, as they flow through it.
They both are enzymes related to ATP. The difference lies in that ATPase breaks down ATP while ATP synthase synthesizes ATP.
The ATP synthase, of course. Another rotary motor.
When a new hydrogen ion enters, the top part of the ATP synthase complex rotates.The hydrogen ions provide energy for the synthesis of ATP molecules.ÊÊ
all of the electron transport proteins as well as ATP synthase
Energy released from movement of protons through ATP synthase energy released from movement of protons through ATP synthase is the most direct source of energy in this case.
-I'm 98% sure ATP synthase binds ADP and a phosphate group together to produce ATP. But I could be wrong. Its a start!ATP synthase is involved in making energy available to the cell by synthesizing large proteins and converting ADP and inorganic phosphate into high-energy ATP.
Yes, only then can the protons in the intermembrane space move through the ATP synthase into the matrix by diffusion, and as they move through ATP synthase, the enzyme c an harness the available energy thus allowing the phosphorylation of ATP
The enzyme is ATP synthase (sometimes referred to as "ATP synthetase").It catalyzes the synthesis of ATP from ADP and free inorganic phosphate. It is a remarkable enzyme, part of which spins round. In fact, ATP synthase has been called a molecular machine.To see an image, use the link below.
ATP synthase catalyzes the addition of a phosphate group to an ADP molecule. ADP + ATP synthase + P --> ATP + ATP synthase (ATP synthase on both sides of the equation indicates that, as an enzyme, it is not used up in the reaction.)
The rotor part of the ATP synthase enzyme.
ATP synthase allows H+ ions to pass through the thylakoid membrane.
ATP is spent transporting pyruvate and ADP into the mitochondrial matrix. Protons leak across the inner mitochondrial membrane without using ATP synthase.