Energy conservation involving 2 respiratory circuits [Microbiology]

Chemiosmosis and substrate-level phosphorylation are the 2 mechanisms employed to form the biological energy currency adenosine triphosphate (ATP). During chemiosmosis, a transmembrane electrochemical ion gradient is harnessed by a rotary ATP synthase to phosphorylate adenosine diphosphate to ATP. In microorganisms, this ion gradient is usually composed of H+, but it...

Source: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - January 13, 2020 Category: Science Authors: Marie Charlotte Schoelmerich, Alexander Katsyv, Judith Donig, Timothy J. Hackmann, Volker Muller Tags: Biological Sciences Source Type: research