title: Redox-linked proton translocation by direct-coupled ligand conduction.
abstract: The term "direct-coupled" is considered in the context of redox-linked proton translocation mechanisms, and the origins of this concept, its philosophical implications, applications, and contributions to the development of bioenergetics, are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry and Genetics, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, U.K.
authors.forename: I C
authors.initials: IC
authors.lastname: West
mesh_terms: D001419:Bacteria / Q000378:metabolism*; D002736:Chloroplasts / Q000378:metabolism*; D004579:Electron Transport; D008928:Mitochondria / Q000378:metabolism*; D009243:NAD / Q000378:metabolism; D009249:NADP / Q000378:metabolism; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D011522:Protons
chemical_list: D011522:Protons; D009243:NAD; D009249:NADP