Question 24

(Multiple Choice)

What will NOT occur when 2,4-dinitrophenol (an uncoupler of oxidative phosphorylation) is added to actively respiring mitochondria?


A) The P:O ratio will increase.
B) The rate of NADH reoxidation at Complex I will increase.
C) The rate of oxidation of intermediates in the citric acid cycle will increase.
D) Proton export from the matrix will occur.
E) Heat will be released.

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