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The energy transformation systems of Halobacterium halobium, Vibrio succinogenes, chloroplasts and mitochondria are described on the basis of the chemiosmotic theory. Nature seems to utilize three quite different mechanisms for electrogenic proton transport. Structure and function of the ATP-synthetase complexes, however, seem to be quite similar in the various energy-conserving systems.
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Herrn Prof. Dr. Martin Klingenberg zum 50. Geburtstag gewidmet
Die Untersuchungen zur Struktur und Funktion des Ubihydrochinon-Cytochrom c-Reduktase-Komplexes und des Cytochroms b dieses Komplexes wurden durch eine Sachbeihilfe der Deutschen Forschungsgemeinschaft unterstützt.
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von Jagow, G. Zum Prinzip der Photophosphorylierung und oxidativen Phosphorylierung. Naturwissenschaften 66, 539–546 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00368807
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