“…The whole ATP synthase contains, in addition, the five F I subunits IX, ß, y, 8 and E. These eight subunit polypeptides are coded for by the eight genes that form the alp (une) operon (see section IV). The alp operon has been weIl defined geneticaIly, especially by Downie, et al [1,12], and by Von Meyenburg and co-workers [13], and its nucleotide sequence has been determined [14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23]. Therefore, the subunit composition of the ATP synthase and F o from E. eoli is proven.…”