A drug is tested in the laboratory and is found to create holes in both mitochondrial membranes.Scientists suspect that the drug will be harmful to human cells because it will inhibit

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The drug's ability to create holes in both mitochondrial membranes means that it is disrupting the structures necessary for oxidative phosphorylation, which takes place in the inner mitochondrial membrane. Additionally, the citric acid cycle takes place in the mitochondrial matrix, which is surrounded by both mitochondrial membranes. Therefore, inhibiting both the citric acid cycle and oxidative phosphorylation is the most likely outcome of this drug's interference with mitochondrial membranes.

A Drug Is Tested in the Laboratory and Is Found