What would happen if you exposed mitochondria to a chemical that blocked the proton channel in the ATPase? What effect would this have on respiration?

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What would happen if you exposed mitochondria to a chemical that blocked the proton channel in the ATPase? What effect would this have on respiration?

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ATPase is a transmembrane protein that catalyzes the hydrolysis of ATP into ADP and phosphate. There are classified into ATP synthesizing or ATP hydrolyzing enzymes. Based on the structure, they are classified as F type, V type and A-ATPases.

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