ATP synthase is an important enzyme that creates
the energy storage molecule adenosine triphosphate (ATP). ATP is the most
commonly used "energy currency" of cells for most organisms. It is
formed from adenosine diphosphate (ADP) and
inorganic phosphate (Pi), and needs energy for its
formation.
The structure, at the time the largest
asymmetric protein structure known, indicated that Boyer's rotary-catalysis
model was, in essence, correct.
