An electromagnetic coupling hypothesis to explain the proton translocation mechanism in mitochondria, bacteria and chloroplasts.
Three different mechanisms have been proposed for energy transfer between electron transport and ATP synthesis. The chemiosmotic hypothesis is widely accepted as the central organizing principle for the process in mitochondria bacteria and chloroplasts. A very important problem still unsolved is the manner in which the electron transport in the inner membrane pumps protons from the mitochondrial matrix to the exterior. In order to provide clues to the mechanism of proton translocation, and without any contradiction with the chemiosmotic model, the author wishes to put forward an electromagnetic coupling hypothesis based on the characteristics of the electromagnetic field. The new hypothesis has novel features which could be of biological interest.
Menèndez
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Department of Clinical Laboratory, Hospital Nuevo de Matanzas, Cuba.
D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate / Q000096:biosynthesis; D001419:Bacteria / Q000378:metabolism; D002736:Chloroplasts / Q000378:metabolism; D055590:Electromagnetic Phenomena; D004579:Electron Transport; D004735:Energy Transfer; D008928:Mitochondria / Q000378:metabolism; D008954:Models, Biological; D011522:Protons
D011522:Protons; D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate