How Do Compounds Such as 2,4-Dinitrophenol, DNP, Work as Weight

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Multiple Choice

How do compounds such as 2,4-dinitrophenol, DNP, work as weight reducing drugs?

• A) They prevent normal digestion of food.
• B) They disrupt the chemiosmotic pump by transporting protons from the intermembrane space to the matrix directly through the lipid bilayer.
• C) They disrupt the chemiosmotic pump by transporting protons from the matrix to the intermembrane space directly through the lipid bilayer.
• D) None of the above is correct.

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