Vibrio harveyi NADH:quinone oxidoreductase (Na+-NQR) is a primary Na+ pump.
10">Six steps of Na+-NQR reduction by NADH were resolved in time in a stopped-flow study.
15">Na+-NQR apparently couples tight Na+ binding with Cys4[Fe] center reduction.
Electron transfer in Na+-NQR may proceed via an alternating access mechanism.