medium · MCAT bio-biochem
An experimental drug blocks Complex IV of the electron transport chain.
What is the most likely immediate effect on the mitochondrial matrix?
- Accumulation of NADH and a decrease in NAD^+
- Increased production of ATP by ATP synthase
- An increase in the pH of the intermembrane space
- Increased consumption of oxygen
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