(3.7) Suppose the intracellular pH of an alkaliphile is 8.5 but the extracellular environment is at pH9.5. The cellular
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(3.7) Suppose the intracellular pH of an alkaliphile is 8.5 but the extracellular environment is at pH9.5. The cellular membrane of the bacterium has an electric potential of Ay = -190 mV. How many c-subunits must the alkaliphilic ATP synthase have for it to work as an ATP synthase rather than proton pump? Assume that the free energy change for the phosphorylation of ADP to ATP is Afp = + 50 kJ/mol. Answer: