The laws of cell energetics
- 1 September 1992
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Wiley in European Journal of Biochemistry
- Vol. 208 (2) , 203-209
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1432-1033.1992.tb17175.x
Abstract
Recent progress in membrane bioenergetics studies has resulted in the important discovery that Na+ can effectively substitute for H+ as the energy coupling ion. This means that living cells can possess three convertible energy currencies, i.e. ATP, protonic and sodium potentials. Analysis of interrelations of these components in various types of living cells allows bioenergetic laws of universal applicability to be inferred.Keywords
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