Kessler R J, Vande Zande H, Tyson C A, Blondin G A, Fairfield J, Glasser P, Green D E
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1977 Jun;74(6):2241-5. doi: 10.1073/pnas.74.6.2241.
Uncouplers are molecules with protonophoric and ionophoric capabilities that mediate coupled cyclical transport of cations--a transport that takes precedence over all other coupled processes. Uncouplers form cation-containing complexes with electrogenic ionophores that potentiate cyclical transport of cations. The molecular mechanism of uncoupling sheds strong light on the mechanism of coupling.
解偶联剂是具有质子载体和离子载体能力的分子,它们介导阳离子的偶联循环转运——这种转运优先于所有其他偶联过程。解偶联剂与生电离子载体形成含阳离子的复合物,从而增强阳离子的循环转运。解偶联的分子机制为偶联机制提供了重要线索。