Which Statement Is CORRECT Concerning the Mitochondrial ATP Synthase?
A) $\Delta$

question 8

Multiple Choice

Which statement is CORRECT concerning the mitochondrial ATP synthase?

• A) It can synthesize ATP after it is extracted from broken mitochondria.
• B) It catalyzes the formation of ATP even though the reaction has a large positive \(\Delta\)G'°.
• C) It consists of F_o and F₁ subunits, which are transmembrane (integral) polypeptides.
• D) It is actually an ATPase and only catalyzes the hydrolysis of ATP.
• E) When it catalyzes the ATP synthesis reaction, the \(\Delta\)G'° is actually close to zero.

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