A novel systems biology/engineering approach solves fundamental molecular mechanistic problems in bioenergetics and motility

Process Biochemistry

Volumn 41, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 2218-2235

  Nath, Sunil ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

ATP synthase; ATP synthesis; Binding change mechanism; Chemiosmotic theory; Energy transduction; First law of thermodynamics; Molecular mechanism; Muscle contraction; Myosin; Nanotechnology; Rotation uncoiling tilt energy storage mechanism; Second law of thermodynamics; Systems biology; Torsional mechanism

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BIOMECHANICS; LIPIDS; MUSCLE; OXIDATION; THERMODYNAMICS;

ATP SYNTHASE; ATP SYNTHESIS; BINDING CHANGE MECHANISMS; CHEMIOSMOTIC THEORY; ENERGY TRANSDUCTIONS; MOLECULAR MECHANISM; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MYOSIN; ROTATION-UNCOILING-TILT ENERGY STORAGE MECHANISMS; TORSIONAL MECHANISMS;

MOLECULAR BIOLOGY;

EID: 33748531802     PISSN: 13595113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.procbio.2006.07.003     Document Type: Article

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