单词 | protonmotive force |
释义 | > as lemmasprotonmotive force protonmotive force n. a force, analogous to the electromotive force, which acts on the proton gradient between the two sides of a cell membrane and is equal to the sum of the electric potential difference and the pH gradient through the membrane. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > electricity > electricity in living organisms > [noun] animal electricity1765 electromotive force1824 bioelectricity1925 protonmotive force1966 the world > life > biology > biological processes > movement > [noun] > of ions or protons > force protonmotive force1966 1966*Protonmotive force [see main sense]. 1977 J. L. Hall & D. A. Baker Cell Membranes & Ion Transport iv. 79 The energy derived from the proton gradient (the proton motive force) may be used to drive oxidative phosphorylation. 2001 A. L. Koch Bacterial Growth & Form (ed. 2) ii. 40 Chemotaxis is powered by chemiosmotic protonmotive force and not high-energy phosphate bonds. < as lemmas |
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