Inhibitor of FOF1 ATPase in Electron transpo chain ?: (A) Antimycin, (B) Oligomycin, (C) 2, 4 dinitrophenol, (D) Barbiturate
Answer is B. Oligomycin Inhibitors of oxidative phosphorylation These compounds directly inhibit phosphorylation of ADP to ATP.Oligomycin inhibits Fa component of FoFi ATPase.Atractiloside inhibits translocase, a transpo protein that transpos ADP into mitochondria for phosphorylation into ATP.