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Descriptor
English
:
Proton-Motive Force
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Fuerza Protón-Motriz
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Força Próton-Motriz
Synonyms
English
:
Chemiosmotic Mechanism
Chemiosmotic Mechanisms
Proton Motive Force
Proton-Motive Forces
delta pH
deltapH
gradient, pH
pH gradient
pH, delta
Tree Number:
G02.765
G03.295.770
Definition
English
:
Energy that is generated by the transfer of
protons
or
electrons
across an energy-transducing membrane and that can be used for chemical, osmotic, or mechanical work.
Proton-motive force
can be generated by a variety of phenomena including the operation of an
electron transport
chain,
illumination
of a
PURPLE MEMBRANE
, and the
hydrolysis
of ATP by a proton ATPase. (From Singleton & Sainsbury,
Dictionary
of
Microbiology
and
Molecular Biology
, 2d ed, p171)
See Related
English
:
Hydrogen-Ion Concentration
Proton Pumps
History Note
English
:
96
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
DE
drug effects
ES
ethics
GE
genetics
IM
immunology
PH
physiology
RE
radiation effects
Record Number:
32638
Unique Identifier:
D018892
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