How does an uncoupler of respiration work?

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How does an uncoupler of respiration work?

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Aerobic respiration follows specific biochemical pathways (glycolysis, citric acid cycle, electron transport chain) to produce ATP. Electron transport chain takes place on the mitochondrial membrane. It couples the transport of electron transport and phosphorylation reaction to form ATP.

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The electron transport chain takes place in the inner mitochondrial membrane.

    1. It consists of electron transporters that travel electrons from NADH and FADH2 from citric acid cycle to molecular oxygen.
    2. In the process, protons are pumped from the mitochondrial matrix to the intermembrane space, ADP is converted to ATP, and oxygen is reduced to form water.
    3. The protons pumped inside the mitochondria build a proton motive force, energy used to generate ATP  by transporting protons out of the mitochondria.

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