What Would Happen to a Mutated ATP Synthase Enzyme Where

question 64

Multiple Choice

What would happen to a mutated ATP synthase enzyme where the proton binding aspartate residue on the c subunits was mutated to an alanine?

• A) The enzyme would make ATP as normal in the presence of a proton gradient.
• B) The enzyme would not make ATP in the presence of a proton gradient.
• C) The enzyme would make ATP without the need for a proton gradient.
• D) The rotor would rotate in response to a proton gradient, but no ATP would be made.

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