BC21D: Bioenergetics

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• Oxidative Phosphorylation 2
• chemiosmotic mechanism of ADP phosphorylation

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The generation of a proton motive force across a
biomembrane is a common bioenergetic mechanism.
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Proton gradients are used to drive a number of
energy consuming reactions.
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Remarkable similarities between mitochondrial
thylakoid E.T. chains their functions
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