This molecular machine is based on the idea that the molecules that make a muscle pull (myosin) can be constructed around and made to attach and twist an inner cylinder relative to an outer cylinder. The speed of the rotation is controlled by ATP concentration within the area of the molecules driving the motion. The inner cylinder can then be attached to a gear, and that gear can be used to drive a machine. This molecular machine would be to generate some sort of kinetic power for a greater purpose in a molecular machine using only sugars. It could also be used as a sensor for internal conditions of a cell.
Diagram at: http://www.ccrnp.ncifcrf.gov/~toms/patent/molecularrotationengine/
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