>heats the water (adenosine diphosphate, ADP) to a closely related, higher-energy form (adenosine triphosphate, ATP), which is steam.
I would say protons are the steam, not the ATP/ADP. The electron transport chain “pressurizes” protons by pumping them, and then the protons flow through the ATP synthase “turbine”.
>heats the water (adenosine diphosphate, ADP) to a closely related, higher-energy form (adenosine triphosphate, ATP), which is steam.
I would say protons are the steam, not the ATP/ADP. The electron transport chain “pressurizes” protons by pumping them, and then the protons flow through the ATP synthase “turbine”.