chemotrophic

Edge evidence

• chemotrophic uses energy source reduced chemical substrate METPO:2000010

  Chemotrophy uses chemical substrates as energy sources.

  • DOI:10.1016/B978-012373944-5.00083-3 chemical energy Supports chemical energy as the defining chemotrophic energy source.
• inorganic compound example of reduced chemical substrate rdfs:subClassOf

  Inorganic substrates are chemical energy sources in lithotrophy.

  • DOI:10.1016/B978-0-12-378630-2.00219-X oxidize inorganic atoms or molecules Supports inorganic chemical substrates in chemolithotrophic metabolism.
• organic compound example of reduced chemical substrate rdfs:subClassOf

  Organic substrates are chemical energy sources in organotrophy.

  • DOI:10.1016/B978-012373944-5.00083-3 reduced organic compound Supports reduced organic compounds as chemical energy substrates.
• reduced chemical substrate oxidized by redox reaction

  Chemical energy is released through oxidation-reduction chemistry.

  • DOI:10.1016/j.bbabio.2008.09.008 free energy of a redox reaction Supports redox reactions as the energy source for chemiosmotic conservation.
• redox reaction feeds electrons into respiratory chain METPO:2007402

  Redox reactions can feed electrons into membrane respiratory chains.

  • DOI:10.1016/j.bbabio.2008.09.008 membrane-bound electron transport chain Supports membrane electron transport in respiratory energy conservation.
• respiratory chain transfers electrons to terminal electron acceptor METPO:2007403

  Respiratory chains transfer electrons to terminal acceptors.

  • DOI:10.1128/mmbr.61.4.533-616.1997 terminal electron acceptor Supports terminal electron acceptors in respiratory metabolism.
• respiratory chain generates proton motive force biolink:produces

  Respiratory electron transfer generates an ion gradient.

  • DOI:10.1016/j.bbabio.2008.09.008 generation of an electrochemical ion gradient Supports ion-gradient formation by electron transport.
• proton motive force drives production of ATP biolink:produces

  Proton motive force drives ATP synthesis.

  • DOI:10.1016/j.bbabio.2008.09.008 drives ATP synthesis Supports ATP synthesis from chemotrophic respiratory energy conservation.
• proton motive force can be built by quinone/quinol cycling

  Proton motive force can be generated by quinone/quinol cycling.

  • DOI:10.1016/j.bbabio.2008.09.008 The proton motive force (pmf) can be built up by different mechanisms like proton pumping, quinone/quinol cycling or by a redox loop.
• proton pumping contributes to generation of proton motive force

  Active proton pumping contributes to building the proton motive force.

  • DOI:10.1016/j.bbabio.2008.09.008 The proton motive force (pmf) can be built up by different mechanisms like proton pumping, quinone/quinol cycling or by a redox loop.
• redox loop contributes to generation of proton motive force

  A redox loop contributes to building the proton motive force.

  • DOI:10.1016/j.bbabio.2008.09.008 The proton motive force (pmf) can be built up by different mechanisms like proton pumping, quinone/quinol cycling or by a redox loop.
• redox loop couples electron transport to net proton transfer across membrane

  A redox loop couples electron transport to net proton transfer across the membrane without proton pumping.

  • DOI:10.1016/j.bbabio.2008.09.008 The latter couples electron transport to a net proton transfer across the membrane without proton pumping.