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Chemiosmotic concept of the membrane bioenergetics: what is already clear and what is still waiting for elucidation?

Journal of bioenergetics and biomembranes ·Vol. 26 ·No. 6 ·1994-12-00 ·Pages 589-98

Skulachev VP

Abstract

The present state of the chemiosmotic concept is reviewed. Special attention is paid to (i) further progress in studies on the Na(+)-coupled energetics and (ii) paradoxical bioenergetic effects when protonic or sodium potentials are utilized outside the coupling membrane (TonB-mediated uphill transports across the outer bacterial membrane). A hypothesis is put forward assuming that the same principle is employed in the bacterial flagellar motor.

MeSH Terms
Bacterial Physiological Phenomena Bacterial Proteins/metabolism Biological Transport Cell Membrane/metabolism,physiology Cell Movement Flagella/physiology Intracellular Membranes/metabolism,physiology Membrane Proteins/metabolism Methane/metabolism Models, Biological Osmosis Sodium/metabolism
Chemicals
Bacterial Proteins Membrane Proteins tonB protein, Bacteria Sodium Methane
Authors & Affiliations
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Skulachev V P
Department of Bioenergetics, A. N. Belozersky Institute of Physico-Chemical Biology, Moscow State University, Russia.
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Article Info
Journal
Journal of bioenergetics and biomembranes
Abbr.
J Bioenerg Biomembr
ISSN
0145-479X
DOI
10.1007/BF00831533
Published
1994-12-00
Pages
589-98
Language
English
Region
United States
NLM ID
7701859
Subset
IM
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PubMed source DOI: 10.1007/BF00831533 View journal details
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