Related Experiment Video
Updated: Mar 6, 2026

A Low-Cost Method of Measuring the In Situ Primary Productivity of Periphyton Communities of Lentic Waters
Published on: December 16, 2022
[ATP as an indecator of biomass in marine sediments]
1Institut für Meeresforschung, Bremerhaven.
Abstract:
ATP was extracted from sediments with Tris buffer at 100° C. Using the luciferine-luciferase assay for the determination of ATP the lowest detectable concentration in the sediments was 5x10-8 g ATP/ml Sediment. By multiplication with the factor 50 ATP levels were converted into biomass-carbon. Comparison with total organic carbon content of the sediments led to the conclusion that, depending on the type of sediment, the organic carbon content of living matter amounts to 0.13-1.6 per cent of the total organic carbon.
More Related Videos
Related Concept Videos
ATP Yield
The ETC is embedded in the inner mitochondrial membrane and is comprised of four main protein complexes and an ATP synthase. NADH and FADH2 pass electrons to these complexes, which pump protons into the intermembrane space. This distribution of...
ATP Synthase: Structure
ATP Energy Storage and Release
One example of energy coupling using ATP involves a...
ATP Synthase: Mechanism
ATP and Energy Production

