Electron transfer chains: Structures, mechanisms and energy coupling

Comprehensive Biophysics

Volumn 8, Issue , 2012, Pages 72-93

  Rich, P R ^a   Marechal A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chemiosmotic theory; Dehydrogenases; Electron transfer; Energy coupling; Mitochondria; Oxidases; Proton transfer; Protonmotive force; Respiratory chains

Indexed keywords

EID: 84880822183     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-374920-8.00806-7     Document Type: Chapter

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