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The history of proton-driven ATP formation

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This article sets down the beginnings of some thoughts in bio-energetics. It illustrates how difficult it is in science as elsewhere to know how a new idea is generated. The literature needs very careful examination and separation from personalities.

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Williams, R.J.P. The history of proton-driven ATP formation. Biosci Rep 13, 191–212 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01123502

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