Question

Describe a drug like dnp or a protein such as thermogenin (uncoupling protein 1)

Answer 1

Thermogenin is an uncoupling protein found in the mitochondria of brown adipose tissue .... "The human uncoupling protein-1 gene (UCP1): present status and perspectives in obesity research .

Answer 2

Thermogenin is an uncoupling protein found in the mitochondria of brown adipose tissue. It is used to generate heat by non-shivering thermogenesis, and makes a quantitatively important contribution to countering heat loss in babies which would otherwise occur due to their high surface area-volume ratio.