Compartmentalized oxygen generation from hydrogen peroxide enables anaerobic oxidative phosphorylation and confers a fitness advantage
Stefan Urs Moning, Yannick Bärtschi, Lucia Heger, Jonas Hentschel, Jan Kägi, Thorsten Friedrich, Christoph von Ballmoos
This study shows that compartmentalized oxygen generation from hydrogen peroxide enables anaerobic oxidative phosphorylation in bacteria, providing a fitness advantage in oxygen-limited environments.
bioRxiv · Aug 3, 2026 · PreprintBiochemistry