Principles of Biology
2nd Edition
ISBN: 9781259875120
Author: Robert Brooker, Eric P. Widmaier Dr., Linda Graham Dr. Ph.D., Peter Stiling Dr. Ph.D.
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 6, Problem 2CCQ
What causes the rotation of the y subunit of ATP synthase? How does this rotation promote ATP synthesis?
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