| Motor | Track | Type of motion | Direction of movement | Fuel |
| Kinesin | Microtubule | Linear | Walks toward + end | ATP |
| Dynein | Microtubule | Linear | Walks toward - end | ATP |
| Myosin | Actin filament | Nominally linear | Walks toward barbed end | ATP |
| DNA helicase | DNA single strand | Linear | 3' to 5' end of a DNA single strand or vice versa | ATP |
| RNA helicase | RNA strand | Linear | 3' to 5' end of a DNA single strand or vice versa | ATP |
| DNA polymerase | DNA single strand | Linear | Choreographed movement | Hydrolysis of nucleotides |
| RNA polymerase | DNA single strand | Linear | Choreographed movement | Hydrolysis of nucleotides |
| Ribosome | mRNA strand | Linear | Forward movement | Hydrolysis of nucleotides |
| ATP Synthase | Mitochondrial membrane | Rotary | Unidirectional rotation | Proton flux |