Electron Bifurcation Makes the Puzzle Pieces Fall Energetically into Place in Methanogenic Energy Conservation
Journal Article
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· ChemBioChem: a European journal of chemical biology
- National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States). Biosciences Center
- Washington State Univ., Pullman, WA (United States). Inst. of Biological Chemistry
Microbial life has evolved a wide range of metabolisms exploiting in many cases unanticipated suites of oxidation-reduction reactions to generate energy. Although many of these suites of reactions don't allow these microbes to enjoy the same quality of energetic life that we enjoy via respiration/oxidative phosphorylation, it has conferred the ability for life to exploit almost any oxidation-reduction reaction. We find in many of these cases when energy is sparing, the difference between life and death may be conserving the maximal amount of energy and minimizing loss of free energy through heat.
- Research Organization:
- National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States); Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRC) (United States). Center for Biological Electron Transfer and Catalysis (BETCy)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES) (SC-22)
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC36-08GO28308; SC0012518
- OSTI ID:
- 1405273
- Alternate ID(s):
- OSTI ID: 1407814
- Report Number(s):
- NREL/JA--2700-70292
- Journal Information:
- ChemBioChem: a European journal of chemical biology, Journal Name: ChemBioChem: a European journal of chemical biology Journal Issue: 23 Vol. 18; ISSN 1439-4227
- Publisher:
- ChemPubSoc EuropeCopyright Statement
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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