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Chemical Phenomena > Proton-Motive Force
Metabolism > Energy Metabolism > Proton-Motive Force

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Proton-Motive Force  

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  • Chemiosmotic Mechanism
  • Chemiosmotic Mechanisms
  • delta pH
  • pH, delta

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  • 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)

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