博耶多年的研究生涯,充分验证了这样一句老话:“研究工作的大部分产出来自于在寻找钻石过程中所挖出的煤。”所有的生命都需要能量。无论是植物还是动物,能量都存储于或传递自一种特殊的分子一三磷酸腺苷(adenosine triphosphate,ATP)。光合作用与呼吸作用产生的氢离子,在ATP合酶的帮助下构建出了ATP分子。可以说,这种有趣的酶是整个过程的“功臣”。1974年,保罗·博耶(Paul Boyer)所提出的理论解释了ATP合酶的工作 Boyer’s years of research life have fully validated the old saying: “Most of the research work comes from coal dug during the search for diamonds.” “All life requires energy. Whether plant or animal, energy is stored or transmitted from a special molecule, adenosine triphosphate (ATP). Hydrogen ions produced by photosynthesis and respiration act as ATP synthases with the help of ATP synthase. It can be said that this interesting enzyme is the ”hero" of the whole process. In 1974, the theory put forward by Paul Boyer explained the work of ATP synthase