Successful theory development in biology: A consideration of the theories of oxidative phosphorylation proposed by Davies and Krebs, Williams and Mitchell

Bioscience Reports

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 207-215

  Prebble, John N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chemiosmotic theory; History of biochemistry; Proton translocation; Theory formulation

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; HYDROCHLORIC ACID; PROTON PUMP;

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; MITOCHONDRIAL MEMBRANE; OSMOSIS; OXIDATIVE PHOSPHORYLATION; PROTON TRANSPORT; RESPIRATORY CHAIN; STOMACH SECRETION; THEORY;

BIOCHEMISTRY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; OXIDATIVE PHOSPHORYLATION; PROTON-MOTIVE FORCE;

EID: 0029829926     PISSN: 01448463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01207335     Document Type: Article

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