Chemiosmotic theory of ATP synthesis in the chloroplasts and mitochondria is based on
- Proton gradient
- Membrane potential
- Accumulation of Na+ ions
- Accumulation of K+ ions
Answer
(1) Proton gradient
Solution
As per NCERT, according to the chemiosmotic hypothesis ATP synthesis is linked to the development of a proton gradient across a membrane (thylakoid membrane in chloroplasts, inner mitochondrial membrane in mitochondria).
⇒ The breakdown of this gradient, as H+ ions move back through the F0 channel of ATP synthase, provides the energy to form ATP from ADP and Pi.
∴ Chemiosmotic theory is based on the proton gradient.
Answer: (1)