Masasuke Yoshida coauthored direct observation of rotation in isolated F1-ATPase. A fluorescent filament attached to the rotary system made angular motion visible during ATP-driven activity.
This converts an inferred coupling mechanism into a mechanical readout. The isolated motor assay establishes rotation; demonstrating membrane-coupled ATP synthesis requires a different experimental configuration.[ref]
Direct observation of the rotation of F1-ATPase by Hiroyuki Noji and others. 1997, publisher abstract: fluorescent-filament observation
A biochemist.[ref]
https://www.jsps.go.jp/file/storage/grants/j-grantsinaid/12_kiban/ichiran_23/e-data/e77_yoshida.pdf. Independent biography: identity and specialization
Portrait of Masasuke Yoshida
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