What is the mechanism behind the synthesis of ATP in chloroplasts?
What is the mechanism behind the synthesis of ATP in chloroplasts?
Mitochondrial respiration
Chemiosmotic hypothesis
Electron transport chain
Redox potential scale
Solution
The chemiosmotic hypothesis has been put forward to explain the mechanism of ATP synthesis in chloroplasts. This hypothesis states that the synthesis of ATP is linked to the development of a proton gradient across the thylakoid membrane.