Maximum proton motive force across acidophile membrane at pH 1
| Range | -270 mV |
|---|---|
| Organism | prokaryote |
| Reference | Konings and Veldkamp, Energy transduction and solute transport mechanisms in relation to environments occupied by microorganisms. In Slater, Whittenbury and Wimpenny, eds. Microbes in their natural environments, pp.153-186. Cambridge University press, 1983. p.170 top paragraph |
| Comments | P.170 top paragraph: "In the acidophiles at pH 1 the proton-motive force is as high as -270mV and consists of a large ΔpH and an oppositely directed (inside positive) Δѱ." |
| Entered by | Uri M |
| ID | 107135 |