The drug 2,4-dinitrophenol (DNP) destroys the proton gradient across the inner mitochondrial membrane.What would be the effect of incubating isolated mitochondria in a solution of DNP?
A) Oxygen would no longer be reduced to water.
B) No ATP would be made.
C) Mitochondria would show a burst of increased ATP synthesis.
D) Glycolysis would stop.
E) Mitochondria would switch from glycolysis to fermentation.
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