ALL meanings of chemiosmosis
- noun chemiosmosis the mechanism by which the synthesis and utilization of the biochemical energy source ATP is regulated: the energy generated by oxidative phosphorylation generates a proton gradient across the membrane of the mitochondrion that drives the enzymic resynthesis of ATP 3
- noun chemiosmosis a chemical reaction between two compounds after osmosis through an intervening semipermeable membrane 3
- noun chemiosmosis (chemistry) Any chemical reaction that occurs through an intervening semipermeable membrane, especially through a membrane in a biological cell. 0