Uncoupling Agents
Chemical agents that uncouple oxidation from phosphorylation in the metabolic cycle so that ATP synthesis does not occur. Included here are those IONOPHORES that disrupt electron transfer by short-circuiting the proton gradient across mitochondrial membranes.
Year introduced: 1972(1969)
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Tree Number(s): D27.505.519.389.936
MeSH Unique ID: D014475
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