Why is cyanide such an effective poison? You might be surprised to learn that it directly interferes with cellular respiration t

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zepelin [54]

3 years ago

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Why is cyanide such an effective poison? You might be surprised to learn that it directly interferes with cellular respiration t

hat occurs in the mitochondria.

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2 answers:

liberstina [14] · Answer 1 · 2022-10-22T20:34:30+03:00

liberstina [14]3 years ago

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Answer:

Cyanide works extremely fast in choking your cells and it gets rid of your enzyme development in your system.

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Andrews [41] · Answer 2 · 2022-10-22T22:16:11+03:00

Andrews [41]3 years ago

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Cyanide inhibits cytochrome C, preventing the last protein from doing its job. The electron stops at the end of the chain and cannot be passed to oxygen. The whole chain grinds to a halt and no ATP can be made.

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