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To explain: A simplistic interpretation of the Q cycle would predict that the proton pumping efficiency of cytochrome bc1 would be reduced by not more than 50% in the presence of saturating amounts of antimycin A.
Concept introduction: Q cycle is a part of electron transport chain that helps for sequential transfer of electrons to oxygen in order to avoid the formation of oxy radicals. Antimycin A is antibiotic produced by Streptomyces that inhibits the electron transport chain of mitochondria.
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To explain: The reason why cytochrome bc1 is nearly inhibited by antimycin A.
Concept introduction: Antimycin A is antibiotic produced by Streptomyces that inhibits the electron transport chain of mitochondria. Cytochromes are electron carriers between complex III and complex IV of electron transport chain.
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