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Given that rotenone and antimycin A are equally effective in blocking their respective sites in the electron-transfer chain, which would be a more potent poison? Explain.

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Answered by PriyaRrani
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Antimycin A, a toxic antibiotic, strongly inhibits the oxidation of ubiquinol. Given that rotenone and antimycin A are equally effective in blocking their respective sites in the electron-transer chain, which would be a more potent poison. ... Thus, antimycin A is a more potent poison.

Answered by supriyaranisupoo
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Antimycin A, a toxic antibiotic, strongly inhibits the oxidation of ubiquinol. Given that rotenone and antimycin A are equally effective in blocking their respective sites in the electron-transer chain, which would be a more potent poison. ... Thus, antimycin A is a more potent poison.

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