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"The rotation rates at various ATP concentrations obeyed the curve defined by a Km of approximately 30 microM and a Vmax of approximately 350 revolutions per second (at 37 degrees C)." "Firstly, FoF1 rotates as fast as 350 rps (37°C). [Researchers] observed rotations at 25°C and 45°C and obtained the Vmax rotation rates of ˜230 and ˜650 rps, respectively. Therefore, extrapolated rotation rate at 60°C, an optimum growth temperature of Bacillus PS3, can reach ˜1,600 rps. Although reservation is needed concerning whether these enormous numbers are really the case, it is certain that the rotation rate of thermophilic FoF1 at 25°C is much faster than the rotation rate (19 ms/120°, that is, 17 rps, at 23°C) reported for E. coli FoF1 reconstituted into liposomes measured with fluorescence resonance energy transfer (ref 22)." |