Unequal charge separation by different coupling spans of the mitochondrial electron transport chain

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[学科分类] 生物化学/生物物理

[关键词] ΔΔµ̃H+;difference in electrochemical activity of H+ across the mitochondrial inner membrane (consisting of an electrical component Δψ and a pH component ΔpH);H+/O;number of H+ ejected from the matrix per 2 e− passing down the respiratory chain from specified substrate to oxygen;charge/O;number of positive charges (as H+) crossing the inner membrane from the matrix side and/or negative charges (as e−) crossing the inner membrane to the matrix side per 2 e− passing from substrate to oxygen