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    1. Biology
    2. Cell and Molecular Biology
    3. Cell Structure
    4. Cell Membranes and Cell Walls
    5. Membrane Transport
    6. 247290

    A chemiosmosis hypothesis is presented.

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    Certain chemicals block ATP synthesis by allowing protons and other ions to "leak across membranes," disrupting the charge and protein gradients established by electron flow through an electron transport chain.

    Does this observation support the chemiosmosis hypothesis? Please Explain your reasoning.

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    Hi,

    The best evidence to support the Chemiosmosis hypthesis is an artificial membrane in which the significance of the proton gradient for ATP ...

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    The expert examines chemiosmosis hypothesis presented.

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