Principles of Bioenergetics

Chapter 1 Introduction

Chapter 2 Chlorophyll-Based Generators of Proton Potential

Chapter 3 Organotrophic Energetics

Chapter 4 The Respiratory Chain

Chapter 6 Bacteriorhodopsin

Chapter 7 $$ \Updelta \bar{\mu }_{{{\text{H}}^{ + } }} $$ Δ μ ¯ H + -Driven Chemical Work

Chapter 8 $$ \Updelta \bar{\mu }_{{{\text{H}}^{ + } }} $$ Δ μ ¯ H + -Driven Mechanical Work: Bacterial Motility

Chapter 9 $$ \Updelta \bar{\mu }_{{{\text{H}}^{ + } }} $$ Δ μ ¯ H + -Driven Osmotic Work

Chapter 10 $$ \Updelta \bar{\mu }_{{{\text{H}}^{ + } }} $$ Δ μ ¯ H + as Energy Source for Heat Production

Chapter 11 Regulation, Transmission, and Buffering of Proton Potential

Chapter 12 $$ \Updelta \bar{\mu }_{{{\text{Na}}^{ + } }} $$ Δ μ ¯ Na + Generators

Chapter 13 Utilization of $$ \Updelta \bar{\mu }_{{{\text{Na}}^{ + } }} $$ Δ μ ¯ Na + Produced by Primary $$ \Updelta \bar{\mu }_{{{\text{Na}}^{ + } }} $$ Δ μ ¯ Na + Generators

Chapter 14 Relations Between the Proton and Sodium Worlds

Chapter 15 Concept of Aging as a Result of Slow Programmed Poisoning of an Organism with Mitochondrial Reactive Oxygen Species

Chapter 16 Possible Medical Applications of Membrane Bioenergetics: Mitochondria-Targeted Antioxidants as Geroprotectors