Formation mechanism of thermally controlled pH gradients

Autor: Thomas Matreux, Bernhard Altaner, Johannes Raith, Dieter Braun, Christof B. Mast, Ulrich Gerland
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Communications Physics, Vol 6, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2399-3650
DOI: 10.1038/s42005-023-01126-y
Popis: Cells use pH gradients to drive the synthesis of adenosine triphosphate (ATP), but the physicochemical mechanisms that can produce pH gradients in non-equilibrium settings are poorly understood. The authors here theoretically and experimentally investigate the formation of a pH gradient in an acid-base reaction system, driven by a heat flow, providing insights on how crude non-equilibrium systems can feed chemical gradients exploitable by life.
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