Meaning & use
Chemiosmosis
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The process by which cells generate energy through the movement of ions, especially hydrogen ions, across a membrane.
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Chemiosmosis in mitochondria drives the production of ATP during cellular respiration.
Chloroplasts also use chemiosmosis to convert light energy into chemical energy during photosynthesis.
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The chemiosmotic theory was proposed by biochemist Peter Mitchell, who won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1978 for the discovery.
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