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Transmembrane ATPases are integral membrane proteins and active transporters, which transport one or more ions or other solutes between the two sides of a biological membrane in concert with the hydrolysis of Adenosine triphosphate. The category includes cotransporters and pumps, some of which cause a net flow of charge (electrogenic pumps) and others of which do not (non-electrogenic pumps or transporters). An important example is the sodium-potassium exchanger ("Na+/K+ATPase"), which maintains the ionic concentration balance that maintains the cell potential.

ATP Synthetase or just ATP Synthase, is an anabolic enzyme which harnesses the energy of small particles such as protons as they diffuse across a membrane to bind a molecule of ADP (Adenosine Diphosphate) to a molecule of inorganic phosphate to create a molecule of ATP (Adenosine Triphosphate).

This system is found in many different metabolical reactions in a plethora of organisms. One example is in the light reactions of photosynthesis, where the energy of protons acquired from the splitting of water molecules is harnessed to create ATP.

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+'''Transmembrane ATPases''' are integral membrane proteins and [[active transport]]ers, which transport one or more ions or other solutes between the two sides of a [[biological membrane]] in concert with the [[hydrolysis]] of [[Adenosine triphosphate]]. The category includes cotransporters and pumps, some of which cause a net flow of charge ('''electrogenic''' pumps) and others of which do not ('''non-electrogenic''' pumps or transporters). An important example is the sodium-potassium exchanger ("[[Na+/K+ATPase]]"), which maintains the ionic concentration balance that maintains the [[cell potential]].
-'''Transmembrane ATPase''', '''ATP Synthetase''' or just '''ATP Synthase''', is an [[anabolic]] [[enzyme]] which harnesses the energy of small particles such as [[proton]]s as they diffuse across a membrane to bind a molecule of [[Adenosine triphosphate|ADP]] (Adenosine Diphosphate) to a molecule of [[inorganic phosphate]] to create a molecule of [[Adenosine triphosphate|ATP]] (Adenosine Triphosphate).
+'''ATP Synthetase''' or just '''ATP Synthase''', is an [[anabolic]] [[enzyme]] which harnesses the energy of small particles such as [[proton]]s as they diffuse across a membrane to bind a molecule of [[Adenosine triphosphate|ADP]] (Adenosine Diphosphate) to a molecule of [[inorganic phosphate]] to create a molecule of [[Adenosine triphosphate|ATP]] (Adenosine Triphosphate).
 This system is found in many different metabolical reactions in a plethora of organisms. One example is in the [[light reactions]] of [[photosynthesis]], where the energy of protons acquired from the splitting of water molecules is harnessed to create ATP.