Theoretical and experimental basis for a specific countertransport system in membranes

E. L. Cussler; D. Fennell Evans; Sister M A Matesich

doi:10.1126/science.172.3981.377

Theoretical and experimental basis for a specific countertransport system in membranes

E. L. Cussler, D. Fennell Evans, Sister M A Matesich

Chemical Engineering and Materials Science

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A sodium ion carrier transport system contains the antibiotic monensin in the membrane and uses a pH gradient as an energy source. The experimental results are in accord with theoretical predictions based on a mechanism which is understood on a molecular level.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	377-379
Number of pages	3
Journal	Science
Volume	172
Issue number	3981
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1126/science.172.3981.377
State	Published - Jan 1 1971

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