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Preferred Label : proton-motive force;

MeSH definition : Energy that is generated by the transfer of protons or electrons across an energy-transducing membrane and that can be used for chemical, osmotic, or mechanical work. Proton-motive force can be generated by a variety of phenomena including the operation of an electron transport chain, illumination of a PURPLE MEMBRANE, and the hydrolysis of ATP by a proton ATPase. (From Singleton & Sainsbury, Dictionary of Microbiology and Molecular Biology, 2d ed, p171);

MeSH synonym : proton-motive forces; proton motive force;

MeSH hyponym : delta pH; pH, delta; pH gradient; gradient, pH; deltapH;

Related MeSH term : chemiosmotic mechanisms; Chemiosmotic Mechanism;

Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proton-motive force;

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Energy that is generated by the transfer of protons or electrons across an energy-transducing membrane and that can be used for chemical, osmotic, or mechanical work. Proton-motive force can be generated by a variety of phenomena including the operation of an electron transport chain, illumination of a PURPLE MEMBRANE, and the hydrolysis of ATP by a proton ATPase. (From Singleton & Sainsbury, Dictionary of Microbiology and Molecular Biology, 2d ed, p171)

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