Abstract
In 1991 Peter Mitchell wrote a last article that summarised his views on the origin, development and current status of his chemiosmotic ideas. I here review some of his views of that time on structures and mechanisms of several key bioenergetic components in relation to the subsequent advances that have been made.
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Rich, P.R. A perspective on Peter Mitchell and the chemiosmotic theory. J Bioenerg Biomembr 40, 407–410 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10863-008-9173-7
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