chemiosmotic

chemiosmotic
chemi·osmotic

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  • chemiosmotic — adjective Date: 1957 relating to or being a theory that seeks to explain the mechanism of ATP formation in oxidative phosphorylation by mitochondria and chloroplasts without recourse to the formation of high energy intermediates by postulating… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • chemiosmotic — chemi·os·mot·ic .kem ē äz mät ik adj relating to or being a hypothesis that seeks to explain the mechanism of ATP formation in oxidative phosphorylation by mitochondria and chloroplasts without recourse to the formation of high energy… …   Medical dictionary

  • chemiosmotic — ˌkemēˌ adjective Etymology: chem + osmotic : relating to or being a hypothesis that seeks to explain the mechanism of ATP formation in oxidative phosphorylation by mitochondria and chloroplasts without recourse to the formation of high energy… …   Useful english dictionary

  • chemiosmotic hypothesis — (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 …   Dictionary of microbiology

  • chemiosmotic hypothesis — See chemiosmosis …   Dictionary of molecular biology

  • chemiosmotic coupling — chemosmosis …   Medical dictionary

  • Chemiosmosis — is the movement of ions across a selectively permeable membrane, down their electrochemical gradient. More specifically, it relates to the generation of ATP by the movement of hydrogen ions across a membrane during cellular respiration. An Ion… …   Wikipedia

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  • Oxidative phosphorylation — The electron transport chain in the mitochondrion is the site of oxidative phosphorylation in eukaryotes. The NADH and succinate generated in the citric acid cycle are oxidized, releasing energy to power the ATP synthase. Oxidative… …   Wikipedia

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