The scientist who proposed the 'chemiosmotic hypothesis' for ATP synthesis was: MCQ with Answer and Explanation

The scientist who proposed the 'chemiosmotic hypothesis' for ATP synthesis was:
A. Fritz Lipmann
B. Peter Mitchell
C. Hans Krebs
D. Melvin Calvin
Answer: Option B
Solution (By JKExamLibrary)
Peter Mitchell proposed the chemiosmotic theory (1961), explaining that a proton gradient across a membrane drives ATP synthesis. Krebs discovered the citric acid cycle, Calvin the Calvin cycle, Lipmann discovered coenzyme A.

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