Membrane Bioenergetics

Membrane bioenergetics is one of the most rapidly growing areas within physico-chemical biology. Main aspects treated in this book include energy conservation and utilization by membrane-linked molecular mechanisms such as intracellular respiration, photosynthesis, transport phenomena, rotation of bacterial flagella, and the regulation of heat production. Front Matter....Pages I-XIV Introduction....Pages 1-18 Specific Methods of Membrane Bioenergetics....Pages 19-34 Primary Δ $$ \bar \mu $$ H Generators....Pages 35-144 Secondary Δ $$ \bar \mu $$ H Generators: H + -ATPases....Pages 145-156 Δ $$ \bar \mu $$ H Consumers....Pages 157-246 Δ $$\bar \mu $$ H Regulation, Transmission and Buffering....Pages 247-292 The Sodium World....Pages 293-326 Membrane Bioenergetic Studies: An Outlook....Pages 327-337 Membrane Bioenergetics: A Look into History....Pages 338-351 References....Pages 353-427 Back Matter....Pages 429-441