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Chemiosmotic hypothesis was proposed by

Option: 1

Warburg


Option: 2

Van Niel


Option: 3

Emerson and Arnold


Option: 4

Peter Mitchell


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Chemiosmotic Hypothesis: Proton Gradient -

  • The chemiosmotic hypothesis has been put forward to explain the mechanism of ATP synthesis.
  • ATP synthesis is linked to the development of a proton gradient across a membrane.
  • During photosynthesis, these membranes are thylakoid membranes.
  • The proton accumulation is towards the inside of the membrane, i.e., in the lumen of granum.

- Chemiosmotic hypothesis was proposed by Peter Mitchell in 1961. Hence, the correct answer is option d

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