If We Developed a Molecule That Blocked the ATP Channel

question 56

Multiple Choice

If we developed a molecule that blocked the ATP channel protein, what would be the first immediate effect?

• A) accumulation of ATP in the mitochondrial matrix
• B) accumulation of NADH in the mitochondrial matrix
• C) no energy to pump hydrogen ions into the intermembrane space of a mitochondrion
• D) reversal of the hydrogen ion gradient
• E) immediate blockage of the cytochrome molecules

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