Dictionary of microbiology

CHEMIOSMOTIC HYPOTHESIS

chemiosmotic hypothesis: translation

(kem\'e-o-os-mot\'ik)
The hypothesis that a proton gradient and an electrochemical gradient are generated by electron transport and then used to drive ATP synthesis by oxidative phosphorylation.

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