MeSH definition : Membrane-bound proton-translocating ATPases that serve two important physiological
functions in bacteria. One function is to generate ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE by utilizing
the energy provided by an electrochemical gradient of protons across the cellular
membrane. A second function is to counteract a loss of the transmembrane ion gradient
by pumping protons at the expense of adenosine triphosphate hydrolysis.;
Membrane-bound proton-translocating ATPases that serve two important physiological
functions in bacteria. One function is to generate ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE by utilizing
the energy provided by an electrochemical gradient of protons across the cellular
membrane. A second function is to counteract a loss of the transmembrane ion gradient
by pumping protons at the expense of adenosine triphosphate hydrolysis.