Interconversion of components of the bacterial proton motive force by electrogenic potassium transport

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Summary

The data are interpreted to mean that the inward movement of K+ ions via each of these bacterial transport systems is electrogenic, which leads to a depolarization of the membrane, which in its turn allows the cell to pump more protons into the medium.

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1981-09-01
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Keywords

Depolarization, Membrane potential, Electrochemical gradient, Biophysics, Escherichia coli

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