In the 1930's a chemical known as DNP was touted as en effective diet pill. Weight loss was dramatic in patients taking this drug. However, to quote Efraim Racker (A New Look at Mechanisms in Bioenergetics, Academic Press, 1976, p. 155), ..."the treatment eliminated not only the fat but also the patients,... This discouraged physicians for awhile..." This drug promotes weight loss by causing the leakage of H* across the inner mitochondrial membrane. Which of the following would you expect to see in patients taking DNP? [Select the best answer.] decreased ability to produce ATP increased ability to produce ATP decreased ability to use the Citric Acid Cycle to produce ATP slowing down the Citric Acid Cycle.

In the 1930's a chemical known as DNP was touted as en effective diet pill. Weight loss was dramatic in patients taking this drug. However, to quote Efraim Racker (A New Look at Mechanisms in Bioenergetics, Academic Press, 1976, p. 155), ..."the treatment eliminated not only the fat but also the patients,... This discouraged physicians for awhile..." This drug promotes weight loss by causing the leakage of H* across the inner mitochondrial membrane. Which of the following would you expect to see in patients taking DNP? [Select the best answer.] decreased ability to produce ATP increased ability to produce ATP decreased ability to use the Citric Acid Cycle to produce ATP slowing down the Citric Acid Cycle.

Human Anatomy & Physiology (11th Edition)

11th Edition

ISBN:9780134580999

Author:Elaine N. Marieb, Katja N. Hoehn

Publisher:Elaine N. Marieb, Katja N. Hoehn

Chapter1: The Human Body: An Orientation

Section: Chapter Questions

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