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J Bacteriol. 1994 October; 176(19): 6146-6147

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Transmembrane pH of Clostridium acetobutylicum is inverted (more acidic inside) when the in vivo activity of hydrogenase is decreased.

Centre de Ingénierie Gilbert Durand, Institut National des Sciences Appliquées, Toulouse, France.

ABSTRACT

Evidence is reported here that alkalinization of Clostridium acetobutylicum cytoplasm involves hydrogenase activity. A decrease of in vivo hydrogenase activity is accompanied by intracellular accumulation of protons leading to a negative (interior acidic) pH gradient. However, the organism is able to maintain a constant proton motive force by interconverting chemical and electrical potentials.

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