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Bacteriorhodopsin (BR) is an integral membrane protein in Halobacteria which uses the sunlight to generate a proton gradient across the cell membrane. Proton gradients play a fundamental role in energy transduction. They are found in photosynthesis as well as in the respiratory chain. According to Mitchell’s chemiosmotic theory, a proton gradient can be utilized by a proton consumer (H+-ATP-synthase) to produce ATP (adenosine-triphosphate), the universal storage device for the energy required in every metabolic process of life.
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Heberle, J., Dencher, N.A. (1992). Proton Transfer in the Light-Harvesting Protein Bacteriorhodopsin: An Investigation with Optical pH-Indicators. In: Bountis, T. (eds) Proton Transfer in Hydrogen-Bonded Systems. NATO ASI Series, vol 291. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-3444-0_15
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