Proton Gradients as a Key Physical Factor in the Evolution of the Forced Transport Mechanism Across the Lipid Membrane

Origins of Life and Evolution of Biospheres

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 523-531

  Strbak, Oliver ^a   Kanuchova, Zuzana ^b   Krafcik, Andrej ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF MEASUREMENT SCIENCE   (Slovakia)

^b ASTRONOMICAL INSTITUTE   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

Active transport evolution; Asymmetric ion flow; Early lipid vesicles; Pore formation; Proton gradients

Indexed keywords

ASYMMETRY; CELLS AND CELL COMPONENTS; ELECTROCHEMICAL METHOD; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EVOLUTIONARY THEORY; ION; LIPID; MEMBRANE; TRANSPORT PROCESS;

LIPID BILAYER; PROTON;

ASTRONOMY; BIOGENESIS; CHEMISTRY; EVOLUTION; LIPID BILAYER; PH; TRANSPORT AT THE CELLULAR LEVEL;

BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; EVOLUTION, CHEMICAL; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; LIPID BILAYERS; ORIGIN OF LIFE; PROTONS;

EID: 84962013312     PISSN: 01696149     EISSN: 15730875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11084-016-9496-z     Document Type: Article

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