ATP synthase in action

In this animation, Professor Rob Lue describes the action of the ATP synthase.



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[kyleowens]

This was something that always baffled and frustrated me in college bio, for which my professor didn't have an answer. "Why does ATP synthase rotate? Wouldn't that cause a loss of energy? What purpose does it serve?". But your explanation cleared that up marvelously after nearly a decade. Thank you.

[VictorbrineSC]

This seriously show the fierce fight life has to put against entropy.

[jascrandom]

This thing spins at 130 times per second! In some species it even goes at more than 700 RPS!

[leshommesdupilly]

Man: *Invents turbines to produce energy* "Ha Ha ! I'm so smart !"
4 Billion old cell:

[JepTheLegend]

I always loved the mechanism of ATP synthase, probably one of the first times I truly understood how incredibly complex and exact every mechanism in us has to be. Incredible to think we exist only because so incomprehensibly many small chemical interactions just so happen to be thermodynamically favorable.

[mello_moose]

This is one of the most beautiful videos on the internet; not sure why more people haven't seen it. Fantastic work and thank you for making the world a smarter place!

[joelbny]

This is so awe-inspiring. I wish they had animations like this when I was in High School.

[sausagefinger]

This is deeply complicated and beautiful. My eds mashed

[FutureAIDev]

It acts like a turbine! A proton-powered turbine!

[LettersAndNumbers]

Amazing how ‘mechanical’ it essentially is. How could it not be.

[kjs]

Hi there! Quick note - the bonds that hold the phosphate groups together in ATP are phosphoanhydride bonds, not phosphodiester bonds! Thanks for making this lovely animation, it's very helpful for teaching biology!

[Yaghistan_dawar]

Hats off! You just cleared my three years old confusion within 5 minutes.
Visual learning is something on another level🔥

[merangreen]

I make a point of trying to understand something outside of my knowledge base at least once a week. I find it helps me in myriad ways, not least of which is in being a better teacher and student. I think this was a very well put together video. I didn't struggle as much as I expected to in comprehension, and was reminded of physics basics I hadn't thought of in quite some time. Thank you for putting this together!

[horseyrover]

I'm 68 years old now. A grandparent. I've been watching this video for 42 years. I have grandchildren, a beautiful home. Life is good. It's what you make of it. Stay well.

[WaveOfDestiny]

Always loved this thing. The fact that our main energy packets are made by basically motors rotating really fast is amazing

[tdya]

This tiny engine is 99% efficient by the way

[simonpeter]

This is amazing, just like how amazing and complex life is.

[aidanbrown]

Ive learned parts of this but have never really seen it all in one place, honestly one of the coolest things ive seen in a while

[maboroshi]

I have just discovered this video today, and I am awed and amazed at how fantastic the biochemical machinations that we have in our cells... words cannot describe it completely, but this is one of the coolest things I have see. Thank you for this!

[JulianMakes]

Just wonderful! I remember learning the Krebs cycle at med school but this is unbelievable stuff. Amazing work!